A new site-specific endonuclease BspKT51

Shapovalova, N.I.; Zheleznaia, L.A.; Matvienko, N.N.; Matvienko, N.I.

Biokhimiia 59(4): 485-493

1994


ISSN/ISBN: 0320-9725
PMID: 8018770
Document Number: 436572
The new site-specific endonuclease BspKT5I free from interfering impurities has been isolated from thermophilic soil bacteria Bacillus species KT5 by successive chromatography on blue agarose, hydroxyapatite and heparin-Sepharose. BspKT5I on double-stranded DNA recognizes the sequence 5'-CTGAAG16N decreases 3'-GACTTC14N increases and cleaves the DNA at the recognition site as indicated by the arrows to form dinucleotide 3'-protruding termini. The isolated endonuclease is an isoschisomer of Eco57I. However, unlike Eco57I, it is not stimulated by S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) and can therefore be related to subclass IIs but not to IV, as Eco57I. In addition, endonuclease BspKT5I, unlike Eco57I, has no methylase activity.

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