Function
Catalyzes the transfer of glucose from uridine diphosphoglucose to 5-hydroxymethyl cytosine of T4 DNA to yield glucosyl 5-hydroxymethyl cytosine (glc-HMC). This DNA process seems to occur immediately after DNA synthesis since the DNA alpha-glucosyltransferase interacts with the clamp protein gp45. The glc-HMC modification protects the phage genome against its own nucleases and the host restriction endonuclease system.
Biological Context
Pathway: Genetic information processing; DNA modification
Product Specifications
Recombinant Enterobacteria phage T4 DNA alpha-glucosyltransferase (agt) is a recombinant protein from Enterobacteria phage T4 (Bacteriophage T4), expressed in E.coli, covering amino acids 1-400aa, with N-terminal 10xHis-SUMO-tagged and C-terminal Myc-tagged tag, molecular weight 62.8kDa, purity Greater than 85% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications. Explore more Enzyme proteins →
