Motion in Topoisomerase type II [topoII]
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Classification [C----]
Structures 1BGW [ PartsList ] 1BJT
Description Different crystal forms exhibit significant changes in overall architecture, including an extremely large (170°) domain rotation.
References J M Berger, S J Gamblin, S C Harrison, J C Wang (1996). Structure and mechanism of DNA topoisomerase II. Nature, 379:225-32 [Medline info for 8538787] D Fass, C E Bogden, J M Berger (1999). Quaternary changes in topoisomerase II may direct orthogonal movement of two DNA strands. Nat Struct Biol, 6:322-6 [Medline info for 10201398]
GO terms associated with structures Molecular function ATP binding, DNA binding, DNA topoisomerase (ATP-hydrolyzing) activity Biological process DNA metabolism, DNA topological change
Morphs
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Copyright 1995-2005 M. Gerstein, W. Krebs, S. Flores, N. Echols, and others
Email: Mark.Gerstein _at_ yale.edu