DNA topoisomerase activity

Term ID

GO:0003916

Synonyms

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. 8811192

References

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: catalytic activity, acting on DNA isomerase activity

catalytic activity, acting on DNA isomerase activity Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: DNA topoisomerase type I (single strand cut, ATP-independent) activity DNA topoisomerase type II (double strand cut, ATP-hydrolyzing) activity reverse gyrase activity

DNA topoisomerase type I (single strand cut, ATP-independent) activity DNA topoisomerase type II (double strand cut, ATP-hydrolyzing) activity reverse gyrase activity Show first 5 Terms
has_part: DNA binding

DNA binding Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes