CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Eco RI Endonuclease, subunit A
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.1.21.4
Type II site-specific deoxyribonuclease.
based on mapping to UniProt P00642
Endonucleolytic cleavage of DNA to give specific double-stranded fragments with terminal 5'-phosphates.
-!- Large group of enzymes which recognize specific short DNA sequences and cleave either within, or at a short specific distance from, the recognition site. -!- See the REBASE database for a complete list of these enzymes: http://rebase.neb.com/rebase/

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P00642
T2E1_ECOLX
Escherichia coli
Type-2 restriction enzyme EcoRI

PDB Structure

PDB 1CKQ
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
The Integration of Recognition and Cleavage: X-Ray Structures of Pre- Transition State and Post-Reactive DNA-Eco Ri Endonuclease Complexes
Horvath, M., Choi, J., Kim, Y., Wilkosz, P.A., Chandrasekhar, K., Rosenberg, J.M.
To be Published