1999
In vitro transposition of Tn552: A tool for DNA sequencing and mutagenesis
Griffin T, Leschziner A, Grindley N, Parsons L, DeVost J, Derbyshire K. In vitro transposition of Tn552: A tool for DNA sequencing and mutagenesis. Nucleic Acids Research 1999, 27: 3859-3865. PMID: 10481025, PMCID: PMC148649, DOI: 10.1093/nar/27.19.3859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA sequencingTarget DNAEntire operonInsertion mutantsGene clusterGenetic toolsNucleotide sequenceSequence specificityUnique sequencesMolecular biologyTransposition reactionNovel transposonTransposonSequencingComprehensive collectionDNAArsenal of toolsSequenceOperonGenomicsMutantsCosmidsMutagenesisKbBiology
1990
Cooperativity mutants of the γδ resolvase identify an essential interdimer interaction
Hughes R, Hatfull G, Rice P, Steitz T, Grindley N. Cooperativity mutants of the γδ resolvase identify an essential interdimer interaction. Cell 1990, 63: 1331-1338. PMID: 2175679, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(90)90428-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-protein interactionsHigher-order protein-protein interactionsCooperativity mutantsSite-specific recombinaseGamma delta resolvaseMutant phenotypeResolvase mutantsNucleoprotein complexesCrystallographic tetramersResolvase dimersΓδ resolvaseResolvaseCooperative bindingMutantsDNARecombinationSide chainsRecombinaseProteinInteractionCointegrate intermediatePhenotypeRecombination reactionBindingTetramer
1986
Analysis of gamma delta resolvase mutants in vitro: evidence for an interaction between serine-10 of resolvase and site I of res.
Hatfull G, Grindley N. Analysis of gamma delta resolvase mutants in vitro: evidence for an interaction between serine-10 of resolvase and site I of res. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 5429-5433. PMID: 3016704, PMCID: PMC386300, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.15.5429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerine 10Resolvase mutantsRecombinational activitySite-specific recombination proteinsProtein-DNA complexesPosition 10Site-specific recombinationRecombination proteinsActive site serineMutant proteinsRecombinational crossover pointMutantsResolvaseRecombinational sitesLeucine changeSerineSite ICysteine changeGel electrophoresisSpecific defectsComplex formationCointegrate moleculeTransposon gamma deltaProteinDNA
1985
Genetic mapping and DNA sequence analysis of mutations in the polA gene of Escherichia coli
Joyce C, Fujii D, Laks H, Hughes C, Grindley N. Genetic mapping and DNA sequence analysis of mutations in the polA gene of Escherichia coli. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1985, 186: 283-293. PMID: 3910840, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(85)90105-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA sequence analysisDNA polymerase IThree-dimensional structurePolymerase ISequence analysisPolA geneSingle-subunit enzymeEscherichia coliEnzyme-DNA interactionsGenetic mappingDeletion mutantsSubunit enzymeMutant formsPrimary sequenceMutational changesBacteriophage lambdaExcellent modelPolA mutantsPolA mutationEnzymatic behaviorMutantsMutationsGenesDNAColi
1984
Mutants of the γδ resolvase: A genetic analysis of the recombination function
Newman B, Grindley N. Mutants of the γδ resolvase: A genetic analysis of the recombination function. Cell 1984, 38: 463-469. PMID: 6088082, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(84)90501-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid amino-terminal domainAmino-terminal domainDifferent amino acid substitutionsSite-specific recombinationGamma delta transposonAmino acid substitutionsRecombination functionsTransposon genesIndependent mutantsCatalytic domainRelated recombinasesGenetic analysisDistinct residuesΓδ resolvaseMutantsAcid substitutionsResolvaseRegulatory propertiesCrossover sitesAmino acidsResolvase proteinCointegrate resolutionRecombinasesTransposonGenes