CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily PVUII Endonuclease, subunit A
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.1.21.4
Type II site-specific deoxyribonuclease.
based on mapping to UniProt P23657
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)

P23657
T2P2_PROHU
Proteus hauseri
Type-2 restriction enzyme PvuII

PDB Structure

PDB 3PVI
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Asp34 of PvuII endonuclease is directly involved in DNA minor groove recognition and indirectly involved in catalysis.
Horton, J.R., Nastri, H.G., Riggs, P.D., Cheng, X.
J.Mol.Biol.
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