serine-based site-specific recombinase activity

Term ID

GO:0160053

Synonyms

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. (2)

References

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO