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S-adenosyl methionine prevents promiscuous DNA cleavage by the EcoP1I type III restriction enzyme.
Journal of molecular biology - 17 Oct 2003
Peakman Luke J, Antognozzi Massimo, Bickle Thomas A, Janscak Pavel, Szczelkun Mark D
Abstract excerpt
DNA cleavage by the type III restriction endonuclease EcoP1I was analysed on circular and catenane DNA in a variety of buffers with different salts. In the presence of the cofactor S-adenosyl methionine (AdoMet), and irrespective of buffer, only substrates with two EcoP1I sites in inverted repeat were susceptible to cleavage. Maximal activity was achieved at a Res2Mod2 to site ratio of approximately 1:1 yet...
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