DNA TOPOLOGY - TOPOISOMERASES KEEP IT SIMPLE

Citation
Ad. Bates et A. Maxwell, DNA TOPOLOGY - TOPOISOMERASES KEEP IT SIMPLE, Current biology, 7(12), 1997, pp. 778-781
Citations number
19
Journal title
ISSN journal
09609822
Volume
7
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
778 - 781
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(1997)7:12<778:DT-TKI>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The ability of type II DNA topoisomerases to perturb the equilibrium d istributions of DNA topoisomers is a consequence of their ability to h ydrolyse ATP. A sliding mechanism of topoisomerase action has been pro posed to account for this phenomenon.