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Term:DNA negative supercoiling activity
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Accession:GO:0034335 term browser browse the term
Definition:Catalytic introduction of negative supercoils into a DNA molecule or region thereof. In bacteria, negative supercoils are only introduced by DNA gyrase, a type II topoisomerase, but not all DNA gyrases are capable of introducing supercoils. In bacteria, the level of supercoiling varies widely between species and has been characterized properly in only a handful of organisms. The best characterized enzyme, from E.coli, is exceptionally proficient at supercoiling and this ability is not representative of all bacteria.
Comment:Note that this term was reinstated from obsolete.
Synonyms:related_synonym: DNA gyrase activity


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Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G TOP2A DNA topoisomerase II alpha enables IEA UniProt GO_REF:0000003 NCBI chr16:65,761,391...65,792,041
Ensembl chr16:65,761,416...65,792,701
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G TOP2B DNA topoisomerase II beta enables IEA UniProt GO_REF:0000003 NCBI chr15:70,266,267...70,332,079
Ensembl chr15:70,266,601...70,332,824
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  molecular_function 18124
    ATP-dependent activity 578
      ATP-dependent activity, acting on DNA 126
        DNA topoisomerase type II (double strand cut, ATP-hydrolyzing) activity 3
          DNA negative supercoiling activity 2
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  molecular_function 18124
    catalytic activity 5456
      catalytic activity, acting on a nucleic acid 598
        catalytic activity, acting on DNA 252
          DNA topoisomerase activity 7
            DNA topoisomerase type II (double strand cut, ATP-hydrolyzing) activity 3
              DNA negative supercoiling activity 2
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