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CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Endonuclease/exonuclease/phosphatase
Functional Family Deoxyribonuclease

Enzyme Information

3.1.21.1
Deoxyribonuclease I.
based on mapping to UniProt P24855
Endonucleolytic cleavage to 5'-phosphodinucleotide and 5'-phosphooligonucleotide end-products.
-!- Preference for double-stranded DNA. -!- Similar enzymes: streptococcal DNase (streptodornase), T4 endonuclease II, T7 endonuclease II, Escherichia coli endonuclease I, 'nicking' nuclease of calf thymus, colicin E2 and E3. -!- Formerly EC 3.1.4.5.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P24855
DNAS1_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Deoxyribonuclease-1

PDB Structure

PDB 4AWN
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
The Structure of Human DNase I Bound to Magnesium and Phosphate Ions Points to a Catalytic Mechanism Common to Members of the DNase I-Like Superfamily.
Parsiegla, G., Noguere, C., Santell, L., Lazarus, R.A., Bourne, Y.
Biochemistry
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