OBO ID: GO:0019813 |
Term Name: | type III site-specific deoxyribonuclease complex | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | A heterodimeric enzyme complex composed of two subunits, Res and Mod, that functions as an endonuclease and cleaves DNA. Cleavage will only occur when there are two un-methylated copies of a specific recognition site in an inverse orientation on the DNA. Cleavage occurs at a specific distance away from one of the recognition sites. The Mod subunit can act alone as a methyltansferase. DNA restriction systems such as this are used by bacteria to defend against phage and other foreign DNA that may enter a cell. 12654995 | ||
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Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component QuickGO AmiGO |
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