Human Holliday junction resolvase GEN1 uses a chromodomain for efficient DNA recognition and cleavage
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Human Holliday junction resolvase GEN1 uses a chromodomain for efficient DNA recognition and cleavage
Holliday junctions (HJs) are key DNA intermediates in homologous recombination. They link homologous DNA strands and have to be faithfully removed for proper DNA segregation and genome integrity. Here, we present the crystal structure of human HJ resolvase GEN1 complexed with DNA at 3.0 Å resolution. The GEN1 core is similar to other Rad2/XPG nucleases. However, unlike other members of the supe...
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عنوان ژورنال: eLife
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2050-084X
DOI: 10.7554/elife.12256