UV radiation effects on a DNA repair enzyme: conversion of a [4Fe-4S] super(2+) cluster into a [2Fe-2S] super(2+)

• Published in: Radiation and environmental biophysics Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 111 - 121
• Main Authors: Folgosa, Filipe, Camacho, Ines, Penas, Daniela, Guilherme, Marcia, Frois, Joao, Ribeiro, Paulo A, Tavares, Pedro, Pereira, Alice S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Escherichia coli

Organisms are often exposed to different types of ionizing radiation that, directly or not, will promote damage to DNA molecules and/or other cellular structures. Because of that, organisms developed a wide range of response mechanisms to deal with these threats. Endonuclease III is one of the enzym...