CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily DNA mismatch repair MutH/Restriction endonuclease, type II
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.1.21.4
Type II site-specific deoxyribonuclease.
based on mapping to UniProt P50187
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)

P50187
T2N1_NOCAE
Lechevalieria aerocolonigenes
Type-2 restriction enzyme NaeI

PDB Structure

PDB 1EV7
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of NaeI-an evolutionary bridge between DNA endonuclease and topoisomerase.
Huai, Q., Colandene, J.D., Chen, Y., Luo, F., Zhao, Y., Topal, M.D., Ke, H.
EMBO J.