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The APOBEC-2 crystal structure and functional implications for the deaminase AID.
Nature - 25 Jan 2007
Prochnow Courtney, Bransteitter Ronda, Klein Michael G, Goodman Myron F, Chen Xiaojiang S
Abstract excerpt
APOBEC-2 (APO2) belongs to the family of apolipoprotein B messenger RNA-editing enzyme catalytic (APOBEC) polypeptides, which deaminates mRNA and single-stranded DNA. Different APOBEC members use the same deamination activity to achieve diverse human biological functions. Deamination by an APOBEC protein called activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) is critical for generating high-affinity antibodies, and...
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