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DNA topoisomerase activity

Term Information

Accession
GO:0003916
Name
DNA topoisomerase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
GO:0009387
Definition
Catalysis of the transient cleavage and passage of individual DNA strands or double helices through one another, resulting a topological transformation in double-stranded DNA. Source: GOC:mah, PMID:8811192
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0003916 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of DNA topoisomerase activity (GO:0003916)
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DNA topoisomerase activity [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  DNA binding (GO:0003677)
DNA topoisomerase activity [is_a relation] is_a  isomerase activity (GO:0016853)
DNA topoisomerase activity [is_a relation] is_a  catalytic activity, acting on DNA (GO:0140097)
Children of DNA topoisomerase activity (GO:0003916)
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DNA topoisomerase type I (single strand cut, ATP-independent) activity (GO:0003917) [is_a relation] is_a  DNA topoisomerase activity
DNA topoisomerase type II (double strand cut, ATP-hydrolyzing) activity (GO:0003918) [is_a relation] is_a  DNA topoisomerase activity
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