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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
An activity from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, initially noted for its catalysis of aggregation of covalently closed double-stranded DNA rings in the presence of ATP, has been identified as a type II DNA topoisomerase and is designated yeast DNA topoisomerase II. The formation of the DNA aggregate, which has been shown to be a network of DNA rings that are topologically interlocked, requires the presence of a yeast DNA-binding protein in addition to the topoisomerase. In the absence of the binding protein, yeast DNA topoisomerase II catalyzes decatenation and unknotting of duplex DNA rings and the relaxation of negatively or positively supercoiled DNA. All reactions are ATP-dependent and require Mg(II). Similar to other eukaryotic and phage T4-type II DNA topoisomerases, the yeast enzyme does not catalyze DNA supercoiling under the assay conditions employed. The activity is not sensitive to the gyrase inhibitor nalidixic acid, oxolinic acid, or novobiocin. Coumermycin inhibits the activity, however, at a concentration as low as 5 microgram/ml.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
257
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5866-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Yeast DNA topoisomerase II. An ATP-dependent type II topoisomerase that catalyzes the catenation, decatenation, unknotting, and relaxation of double-stranded DNA rings.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.