Common patterns in type II restriction enzyme binding sites
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Common patterns in type II restriction enzyme binding sites
Restriction enzymes are among the best studied examples of DNA binding proteins. In order to find general patterns in DNA recognition sites, which may reflect important properties of protein-DNA interaction, we analyse the binding sites of all known type II restriction endonucleases. We find a significantly enhanced GC content and discuss three explanations for this phenomenon. Moreover, we stu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nucleic Acids Research
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0305-1048,1362-4962
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki575