CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 3.40.91.20
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.1.21.4
Type II site-specific deoxyribonuclease.
based on mapping to UniProt P23940
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)

P23940
T2BA_BACAM
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Type-2 restriction enzyme BamHI

PDB Structure

PDB 1ESG
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Structure of BamHI bound to nonspecific DNA: a model for DNA sliding.
Viadiu, H., Aggarwal, A.K.
Mol.Cell