Topoisomerase I promotes the relaxation of DNA superhelical tension by introducing a transient single-stranded break in duplex DNA and are vital for the processes of replication, transcription, and recombination [2]. This family may be more than one structural domain. [1]. 7770916. The mechanisms of DNA topoisomerases. Roca J;. Trends Biochem Sci 1995;20:156-160. [2]. 9488644. Crystal structures of human topoisomerase I in covalent and noncovalent complexes with DNA. Redinbo MR, Stewart L, Kuhn P, Champoux JJ, Hol WG;. Science 1998;279:1504-1513. (from Pfam)
GO Terms:- Molecular Function:
- DNA binding (GO:0003677)
- Molecular Function:
- DNA topoisomerase type I (single strand cut, ATP-independent) activity (GO:0003917)
- Biological Process:
- DNA topological change (GO:0006265)
- Date:
- 2024-10-16