title: Structure and function of bovine pancreatic deoxyribonuclease I.
abstract: Bovine pancreatic deoxyribonuclease I (bpDNase), the first DNase discovered, is the best characterized among various types of DNase. A catalytic mechanism has been suggested based on the X-ray structure of the bpDNase-octamer complex. In this review, we will focus on three aspects: 1) the distinctive functions of the two structural calcium atoms; 2) the biological functions of the two disulfides; and 3) the involvement of the N- and C-terminal fragments in the enzyme folding for activity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioresources, National Ilan University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wei-Jung
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ta-Hsiu
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Liao
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004220:Disulfides / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017510:Protein Folding; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D004220:Disulfides; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I