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Enzymes that keep DNA under control

Synopsis The symposium showed that it is the combination of methods (genetics, genomics, enzymology and structure analysis) that has led to major breakthroughs in our understanding of DNA enzymes. Furthermore, a recurring theme was the unexpected similarity among many of these enzymes, not only in terms of structure (Figure 3) but also in mechanistic details regarding target site location, DNA recognition and catalysis (Figure 4). These aspects stimulated many fruitful discussions between scientists coming from different fields and made the meeting very successful. In this context it is a pleasure to note that one of the highlights of the conference was the quality of the posters from graduate students and post‐doctoral workers and the enthusiasm with which they were defended. The IUBMB symposium on ‘DNA enzymes: structures and mechanisms’ was held in Bangalore, India, December 1–3, 2000 (organised by V. Nagaraja and D.N. Rao).