Direct observation of strand passage by DNA-topoisomerase and its limited processivity.

Type-II DNA topoisomerases resolve DNA entanglements such as supercoils, knots and catenanes by passing one segment of DNA duplex through a transient enzyme-bridged double-stranded break in another segment. The ATP-dependent passage reaction has previously been demonstrated at the single-molecule le...

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Main Authors: Katsunori Yogo, Taisaku Ogawa, Masahito Hayashi, Yoshie Harada, Takayuki Nishizaka, Kazuhiko Kinosita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3322154?pdf=render