restriction endonucleases

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:enzyme
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs restriction enzymes
gptkbp:application genetic engineering
genome editing
molecular cloning
DNA mapping
gptkbp:cofactor Mg2+
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Daniel_Nathans
gptkb:Werner_Arber
gptkb:Hamilton_O._Smith
gptkbp:example BamHI
EcoRI
HindIII
NotI
PstI
SmaI
XhoI
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1970
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Bacteria
archaea
gptkbp:function cleave DNA at specific sequences
gptkbp:hasBiologicalActivity defense against bacteriophages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label restriction endonucleases
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction hydrolysis of phosphodiester bond
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
gptkbp:product DNA fragments with blunt ends
DNA fragments with sticky ends
gptkbp:recognitionSite specific DNA sequence
gptkbp:type Type I restriction enzyme
Type II restriction enzyme
Type III restriction enzyme
Type IV restriction enzyme
gptkbp:usedIn synthetic biology
gene therapy
site-directed mutagenesis
genetic mapping
recombinant DNA technology
DNA fingerprinting
transgenic organism creation
genome mapping
diagnostic assays
gene cloning
DNA sequencing preparation
DNA library construction
plasmid construction
vector design
restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PD-(D/E)XK_nuclease_superfamily
gptkb:PD-(D/E)XK_nuclease_superfamily_profile
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7