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SwaI, a unique restriction endonuclease from Staphylococcus warneri, which recognizes 5'-ATTTAAAT-3'
1Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Biochemical Research Center, Penzberg, Germany.
Nucleic Acids Research
|May 11, 1992
Abstract:
A novel class-II restriction endonuclease designated SwaI was purified from Staphylococcus warneri. This enzyme cleaves adenovirus 2 DNA, SV40 DNA and M13mp7 at one site each, but does not cleave lambda, PhiX174, pBR322 or pBR328 DNA. SwaI recognizes the octanucleotide sequence 5'-ATTTAAAT-3', cleaving in the center of the recognition sequence creating blunt ended DNA fragments. SwaI was used to digest chromosomal DNA from various microorganisms and human cells.