Photolyase

Entry retrieved from the Protein Data Bank at RCSB.

1DNP: Lyase (Carbon-Carbon). Date: Jul 03, 1995.
Title: Structure Of Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photolyase
Authors: H.W.Park, S.T.Kim, A.Sancar, J.Deisenhofer
Molecule: Dna Photolyase. Source: Escherichia Coli
Method: X-Ray Diffraction. Resolution: 2.3 Ang.
Ligand: FAD (FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE), MHF (5,10-METHENYL-6-HYDROFOLIC ACID).

Photolyase: The enzyme that repairs DNA photodamage that resulted in the formation of thymine dimers.


Figure. The X-ray structure of photolyase.