title: Dancin' deaminase.
abstract: New biochemical experiments with the retroelement restriction protein APOBEC3G indicate that it processively deaminates single-stranded DNA cytosines by a unique jumping and sliding mechanism.
authors.forename: Reuben S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuo
mesh_terms: D000071480:APOBEC-3G Deaminase; D003564:Cytidine Deaminase; D003596:Cytosine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D043525:Cytosine Deaminase / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003641:Deamination; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D009700:Nucleoside Deaminases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012097:Repressor Proteins; D003596:Cytosine; D004247:DNA; D009700:Nucleoside Deaminases; D043525:Cytosine Deaminase; D000071480:APOBEC-3G Deaminase; C464924:APOBEC3G protein, human; D003564:Cytidine Deaminase