The Activity of Selected RB69 DNA Polymerase Mutants Can Be Restored by Manganese Ions: The Existence of Alternative Metal Ion Ligands Used during the Polymerization Cycle †
Zakharova E, Wang J, Konigsberg W. The Activity of Selected RB69 DNA Polymerase Mutants Can Be Restored by Manganese Ions: The Existence of Alternative Metal Ion Ligands Used during the Polymerization Cycle †. Biochemistry 2004, 43: 6587-6595. PMID: 15157091, DOI: 10.1021/bi049615p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetal ionsRapid chemical quench techniquesB metal ionsMetal ion ligandsMetal ion dependenceNucleotidyl transfer reactionState kinetic analysisTransfer reactionsIon ligandsActive centersCrystal structureSide chainsManganese ionsCatalytic sitePolymerization cyclesIonsIon dependenceAlternative ligandsRB69 DNA Polymerase MutantsLigandsConformational changesPol complexPhosphoryl transferKinetic analysisComplexes