EcoRV
Sign in to savethumb|right|200px|DNA recognition sequence of EcoRV. The green line represents the cut site. thumb|right|200px|EcoRV cleaving DNA. The protein loosely binds DNA and scans for its recognition sequence. Once found, EcoRV kinks the DNA in a 50° angle and cleaves at the cognate sequence.
Key facts
- Protein family.Symbol
- Endonuc-EcoRV
- Protein family.Name
- Restriction endonuclease EcoRV
- Protein family.image
- EcoRV Crystal Structure.rsh.png
- Protein family.caption
- EcoRV crystal structure complexed with double-stranded DNA
- Protein family.Pfam
- PF09233
- Protein family.InterPro
- IPR015314
- Protein family.SCOP
- 1sx5
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Mode of action
- Uses
- See also
- References
thumb|right|200px|DNA recognition sequence of EcoRV. The green line represents the cut site. thumb|right|200px|EcoRV cleaving DNA. The protein loosely binds DNA and scans for its recognition sequence. Once found, EcoRV kinks the DNA in a 50° angle and cleaves at the cognate sequence.
EcoRV (pronounced "eco R five") is a type II restriction endonuclease isolated from certain strains of Escherichia coli. It has the alternative name Eco32I.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “EcoRV” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.