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. 2001 Sep 15;29(18):3705–3727. doi: 10.1093/nar/29.18.3705

Table 4. Catalytic sequence motifs in type II restriction endonucleases.

Enzyme
PD motif
D/EXK motif
Reference
EcoRI PD91 E111AK 189
EcoRV PD74 D90IK 47
BamHI ID74 E111FE 100
PvuII ND58 E68LK 43,48
Crf10Ia PD134 (E204) S188VK 190,191
FokI PD450 D467TK 53
BglI PD116 D142IK 49
MunI PD83 E98IK 98
NaeI TD86 D95CK 42
BglII ID84 E93VQ 99
NgoMIVa PD140 (E201) S185CK 45
BsoBI VD212 E240LK 52

aThe crystal structure analysis has shown that the second acidic residue of the PD . . . D/EXK motif is recruited for the catalytic center from a distal part of the structure.