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GO: Molecular Function

prophage integrase activity

Term ID
GO:0008979
Synonyms
  • integrase activity involved in establishment of integrated proviral latency
Definition
Catalysis of the integration of prophage DNA into a target DNA molecule, usually a bacterial chromosome, via a sequence-specific recombination event which involves the formation of an intasome, a DNA-protein-complex designed for site-specific recombination of the phage and host DNA.
References
Ontology
GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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