Characterization of the interaction between the restriction endonuclease McrBC from E. coli and its cofactor GTP.

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McrBC, a GTP-dependent restriction enzyme from E. coli K-12, cleaves DNA containing methylated cytosine residues 40 to 80 residues apart and 3'-adjacent to a purine residue (PumCN40-80PumC). The presence of the three consensus sequences characteristic for guanine nucleotide binding proteins in one of the two subunits of McrBC suggests that this subunit is responsible for GTP binding and hydrolysis. We show here...

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