Topoisomerases and site-specific recombinases: Similarities in structure and mechanism

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 520-534

  Yang, Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA swivel; serine recombinases; strand passage; subunit rotation; TopIB; Topo II; tyrosine recombinases

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DNA TOPOISOMERASE IA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE IB; RECOMBINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA CLEAVAGE; ISOMERIZATION; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA TOPOISOMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SERINE; TYROSINE;

EID: 78549235443     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: 15497798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2010.513375     Document Type: Review

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