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DNA polymerase 3'→5' exonuclease activity: Different roles of the beta hairpin structure in family-B DNA polymerases.
DNA repair - 1 May 2015
Darmawan Hariyanto, Harrison Melissa, Reha-Krantz Linda J
Abstract excerpt
Proofreading by the bacteriophage T4 and RB69 DNA polymerases requires a β hairpin structure that resides in the exonuclease domain. Genetic, biochemical and structural studies demonstrate that the phage β hairpin acts as a wedge to separate the primer-end from the template strand in exonuclease complexes. Single amino acid substitutions in the tip of the hairpin or deletion of the hairpin prevent proofreading...
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