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Nick sensing by vaccinia virus DNA ligase requires a 5' phosphate at the nick and occupancy of the adenylate binding site on the enzyme.
Journal of virology - 1 Dec 1997
Sekiguchi J, Shuman S
Abstract excerpt
Vaccinia virus DNA ligase has an intrinsic nick-sensing function. The enzyme discriminates at the substrate binding step between a DNA containing a 5' phosphate and a DNA containing a 5' hydroxyl at the nick. Further insights into nick recognition and catalysis emerge from studies of the active-site mutant K231A, which is unable to form the covalent ligase-adenylate intermediate and hence cannot activate a nicked...
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