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GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0003916 - DNA topoisomerase activity

Term summary

ID
GO:0003916
Name
DNA topoisomerase activity
Ontology or CV name
GO molecular function
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.

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Annotation

GO molecular function

GO:0003917 - DNA topoisomerase type I (single strand cut, ATP-independent) activity

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GO:0003918 - DNA topoisomerase type II (double strand cut, ATP-hydrolyzing) activity

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