Characterization of recombinant human DNA topoisomerase IIIα activity expressed in yeast

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1109-1113

  Hotoda, Nika ^a,b   Hanai, Ryo ^a  

^a RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA supercoiling; DNA topoisomerase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0033921849     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022705     Document Type: Article

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