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ArticleNucleic acids research2007

Homing endonuclease I-TevIII: dimerization as a means to a double-strand break.

Justin B Robbins, Michelle Stapleton, Matthew J Stanger, Dorie Smith, John T Dansereau, Victoria Derbyshire, Marlene Belfort

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Biology of Nucleus-Forming Jumbo Phages.Annual review of genetics · 2025
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  2. Homing endonucleases: from genetic anomalies to programmable genomic clippers.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Justin B RobbinsWadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Center for Medical Science, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
Michelle Stapleton
Matthew J Stanger
Dorie Smith
John T Dansereau
Victoria Derbyshire
Marlene Belfort
New York State Department of Health · USWadsworth Center · USUniversity at Albany, State University of New York · US

Funding

SELF-SPLICING INTEINS: FUNCTION, EVOLUTION, APPLICATIONR01GM044844 · NIGMS · WADSWORTH CENTER · PI BELFORT, MARLENE · 1990 to 2019
$8.9M
SELF-SPLICING INTRONS IN THE PHAGE T4/E COLI SYSTEMR01GM039422 · NIGMS · WADSWORTH CENTER · PI BELFORT, MARLENE · 1988 to 2019
$5.3M
INTRON DYNAMICS IN BACTERIAR37GM039422 · NIGMS · WADSWORTH CENTER · PI BELFORT, MARLENE · 2001 to 2010
$4.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM39422NIGMS NIH HHS GM44844NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM039422NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM044844NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM039422
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Homing endonucleases are unusual enzymes, capable of recognizing lengthy DNA sequences and cleaving site-specifically within genomes. Many homing endonucleases are encoded within group I introns, and such enzymes promote the mobility reactions of these introns. Phage T4 has three group I introns, within the td, nrdB and nrdD genes. The td and nrdD introns are mobile, whereas the nrdB intron is not. Phage RB3 is a close relative of T4 and has a lengthier nrdB intron. Here, we describe I-TevIII, the H-N-H endonuclease encoded by the RB3 nrdB intron. In contrast to previous reports, we demonstrate that this intron is mobile, and that this mobility is dependent on I-TevIII, which generates 2-nt 3' extensions. The enzyme has a distinct catalytic domain, which contains the H-N-H motif, and DNA-binding domain, which contains two zinc fingers required for interaction with the DNA substrate. Most importantly, I-TevIII, unlike the H-N-H endonucleases described so far, makes a double-strand break on the DNA homing site by acting as a dimer. Through deletion analysis, the dimerization interface was mapped to the DNA-binding domain. The unusual propensity of I-TevIII to dimerize to achieve cleavage of both DNA strands underscores the versatility of the H-N-H enzyme family.

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DNA Transposable ElementsIntronsBacteriophage T4Binding SitesCatalysisDimerizationDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA Mutational AnalysisEndodeoxyribonucleasesProtein Structure, TertiaryZincDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA Transposable ElementsEndodeoxyribonucleasesZinc

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PMID17289754
PMCPMC1865063
OpenAlexW2142647084

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