Terminase
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3D Structures of terminase
Updated on 06-December-2017
FunctionTerminase (Ter) is a key component of the DNA packaging machine found in bacteriophages and herpesviruses. The Ter complex is comprised of a small Ter subunit which is a recognition subunit and a large Ter subunit which is an endonuclease/translocase subunit [1]. The nuclease activity of the large Ter subunit is stimulated by ATP. Structural highlightsThe large subunit of Ter is composed of an N-terminal ATPase domain, a linker region and a C-terminal nuclease domain. ATP binds to the protein in a groove between the ATPase domain and the linker region[2].
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Updated on 06-December-2017
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