Differential subcellular localization of DNA topoisomerase-1 isoforms and their roles during Caenorhabditis elegans

Dong Seok Cha1, Sarah E Hollis, Udaya Sree Datla

  • 1Division of Hematology/Oncology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.

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DNA Topoisomerases

Topoisomerases are enzymes that relax overwound DNA molecules during various cell processes, including DNA replication and transcription. These enzymes regulate positive and negative DNA supercoiling without changing the nucleotide sequence. DNA overwinding in a clockwise direction results in positively supercoiled DNA, whereas underwinding in a counterclockwise direction produces negatively supercoiled DNA.
Types and Mechanism of action
Topoisomerases are divided into two main types.  Type I...