title: Characterization of the bacteriophage PhiKMV DNA ligase.
abstract: Gene 17 product (gp17) of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa-infecting bacteriophage phiKMV shows in silico similarity to T7 DNA ligase. In a semi-quantitative activity assay, it is shown that gp17 is a functional, ATP-dependent DNA ligase, in spite of some structural differences related to DNA-binding properties). Enzymatic activity of His6-based purified expression product was optimised (4 degrees C at 24h for sticky end double-stranded DNA fragments) and estimated at 0.5 Weiss U/microg.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Gene Technology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 21, Leuven, B-3001, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lavigne
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roucourt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hertveldt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Volckaert
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D019295:Computational Biology; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D000072481:DNA Ligase ATP; D011088:DNA Ligases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D011088:DNA Ligases; D000072481:DNA Ligase ATP