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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (341)
Abstract

An exonuclease which specifically degrades double-standard DNA has been isolated from rabbit tissues. The enzyme has an approximate molecular weight of 42,000, requires a divalent metal ion as cofactor, and attacks DNA at the 5′-terminal ends, thereby liberating 5′-mononucleotides. It degrades several synthetic polydeoxynucleotides of single repeating base sequences more rapidly than DNA from natural sources. The specificity of this mammalian enzyme resembles that of several microbial enzymes (phage λ exonuclease and DNA polymerase) which appear to be required for repair and recombination of DNA.

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Lindahl, T., Gally, J. A., & Edelman, G. M. (1969). DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE IV: A NEW EXONUCLEASE FROM MAMMALIAN TISSUES. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 62(2), 597–603.

Authors 3
  1. Tomas Lindahl (first)
  2. Joseph A. Gally (additional)
  3. Gerald M. Edelman (additional)
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Created 19 years, 3 months ago (May 31, 2006, 2:11 a.m.)
Deposited 3 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2022, 10:18 a.m.)
Indexed 1 year, 1 month ago (July 22, 2024, 8:10 p.m.)
Issued 56 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 1, 1969)
Published 56 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 1, 1969)
Published Online 56 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 1, 1969)
Published Print 56 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 1, 1969)
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@article{Lindahl_1969, title={DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE IV: A NEW EXONUCLEASE FROM MAMMALIAN TISSUES}, volume={62}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.62.2.597}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.62.2.597}, number={2}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Lindahl, Tomas and Gally, Joseph A. and Edelman, Gerald M.}, year={1969}, month=feb, pages={597–603} }