A type IV modification-dependent restriction enzyme SauUSI from Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus USA300

A gene encoding a putative DNA helicase from Staphylococcus aureus USA300 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The protein was purified to over 90% purity by chromatography. The purified enzyme, SauUSI, predominantly cleaves modified DNA containing 5mC and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine. Cleavage...

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Main Authors: Xu, Shuang-yong, Corvaglia, Anna R., Chan, Siu-Hong, Zheng, Yu, Linder, Patrick
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141236/