title: Different enzymes with similar structures involved in Mg(2+)-mediated polynucleotidyl transfer.
abstract: Comparison of X-ray structures of restriction endonucleases and polynucleotidyl transferase superfamily enzymes reveals a structural resemblance.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Venclovas
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Siksnys
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D019426:Integrases; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011119:Polynucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017510:Protein Folding
chemical_list: D011119:Polynucleotides; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases; D019426:Integrases; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; D008274:Magnesium