Term Name: | serine-based site-specific recombinase activity |
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Definition: | Catalysis of the formation of new phosphodiester bonds between a pair of short, unique DNA target sequences; occurs through a phosphoseryl intermediate in which the target sequence is first cleaved by the nucleophilic attack by a serine in the active site. |
Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0160053] QuickGO AmiGO |