... function of reac-tion time, at a fixed concentration of protein, by varyingnucleotide cofactor conditions. The reaction was the fastest when it contained ATP, where within about10 0–1 50 s the ... function of OsDmc1 protein concentration (Fig. 4A, lines 2 and 3). How-ever, at concentrations higher than 2.5 lm OsDmc1,there was only an increase in the rate, but no furtherincrease in the ... some criticalsteps in the conversion of inactive forms of protein tothat of active forms. It is interesting and intriguing tonote that in the absence of any nucleotide cofactor,OsDmc1 leads...