Term Name: | type III site-specific deoxyribonuclease activity |
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Synonyms: | type III restriction enzyme activity |
Definition: | Catalysis of the endonucleolytic cleavage of DNA to give double-stranded fragments with terminal 5'-phosphates. ATP hydrolysis is required. Cleavage is dependent on the presence of two copies of a specific recognition sequence in an inverse orientation in the DNA. Cleavage occurs at a specific distance from one of the recognition sites. |
Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0015668] QuickGO AmiGO |