Abstract
We have previously described the purification of an ultraviolet light (UV) damage-specific DNA-binding protein from Drosophila melanogaster, designated D-DDB P1 [Nucleic Acids Res., 23 (1995) 2600-2607]. Here, we obtained highly purified D-DDB P1 from Drosophila Kc cells, and we found that D-DDB P1 is also a nuclease. D-DDB P1 can selectively bind to pyrimidine (6- 4) pyrimidine photoproducts, and in the presence of Mg++, D-DDB P1 can catalyze an incision immediately on the 3' and 5' sides of the (6-4) photoproduct site.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 180-188 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression |
Volume | 1397 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 27 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- (Drosophila melanogaster)
- Nuclease
- Photoproduct
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Structural Biology
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Genetics