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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Hickman AB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4105704 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell 20140701 2
Hermes is a member of the hAT transposon superfamily that has active representatives, including McClintock's archetypal Ac mobile genetic element, in many eukaryotic species. The crystal structure of the Hermes transposase-DNA complex reveals that Hermes forms an octameric ring organized as a tetramer of dimers. Although isolated dimers are active in vitro for all the chemical steps of transposition, only octamers are active in vivo. The octamer can provide not only multiple specific DNA-binding ...[more]