title: The nucleotide sequence recognised by the Escherichia coli D type I restriction and modification enzyme.
abstract: A type I restriction endonuclease from a new isolate of Escherichia coli (E. coli E166) has been purified and characterised. The enzyme, EcoD, has a recognition sequence similar in overall structure to the previously determined type I enzyme sequences, an exception being that it is degenerate. The sequence is 5'-T-T-A-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-G-T-C-Y-3' 3'-A-A-T-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-C-A-G-R-5' where Y is a pyrimidine, R is a purine and N can be any nucleotide. The enzyme methylates adenosyl residues in both strands of the DNA that are separated by ten base pairs, suggesting that the enzyme interacts with DNA along one face of the helix making contacts in two successive major grooves.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nagaraja
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stieger
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nager
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hadi
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Bickle
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D015253:Deoxyribonucleases, Type I Site-Specific; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D008745:Methylation; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; C045665:endodeoxyribonuclease EcoDI; D015253:Deoxyribonucleases, Type I Site-Specific