When Fidelity Matters: A frank discussion about ligase fidelity
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...slight melting of the 5 ́-terminus during the reaction. This “peeling back” of the 5 ́-phosphorylated base...anyway? Let’s talk about it.
DNA ligases are enzymes that seal breaks in DNA by joining 5 ́-phosphorylated... in vitro, Taq DNA ligase will ligate only nicks (5-8). Taq ligase is a NAD+-dependent DNA ligase from... the downstream side (the base pair providing the 5 ́-phosphate to the ligation). The structural/mechanistic...PMID: 19329793. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2719376.
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