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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 P04390
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)

P04390
T2E5_ECOLX
Escherichia coli
Type-2 restriction enzyme EcoRV

PDB Structure

PDB 1RVE
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
The crystal structure of EcoRV endonuclease and of its complexes with cognate and non-cognate DNA fragments.
Winkler, F.K., Banner, D.W., Oefner, C., Tsernoglou, D., Brown, R.S., Heathman, S.P., Bryan, R.K., Martin, P.D., Petratos, K., Wilson, K.S.
EMBO J.
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