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.