title: 'Close-fitting sleeves': DNA damage recognition by the UvrABC nuclease system.
abstract: DNA damage recognition represents a long-standing problem in the field of protein-DNA interactions. This article reviews our current knowledge of how damage recognition is achieved in bacterial nucleotide excision repair through the concerted action of the UvrA, UvrB, and UvrC proteins.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 111 Alexander Drive, MD D3-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
authors.forename: Bennett
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van Houten
authors.forename: Deborah L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Croteau
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: DellaVecchia
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kisker
mesh_terms: D004249:DNA Damage; D004706:Endodeoxyribonucleases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D004706:Endodeoxyribonucleases; C036385:endodeoxyribonuclease uvrABC