Structure of the error-prone DNA ligase of African swine fever virus identifies critical active site residues

The DNA ligase of African swine fever virus is one of the most error-prone ligases identified to date, but underlying molecular details are lacking. Here, Chen et al. report four AsfvLIG:DNA structures and identify a unique N-terminal domain and four unique active site residues that are crucial for...

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Main Authors: Yiqing Chen, Hehua Liu, Chun Yang, Yanqing Gao, Xiang Yu, Xi Chen, Ruixue Cui, Lina Zheng, Suhua Li, Xuhang Li, Jinbiao Ma, Zhen Huang, Jixi Li, Jianhua Gan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08296-w