DNA topoisomerases: structure, function, and mechanism

JJ Champoux - Annual review of biochemistry, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract DNA topoisomerases solve the topological problems associated with DNA
replication, transcription, recombination, and chromatin remodeling by introducing …

All tangled up: how cells direct, manage and exploit topoisomerase function

SM Vos, EM Tretter, BH Schmidt… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2011 - nature.com
Topoisomerases are complex molecular machines that modulate DNA topology to maintain
chromosome superstructure and integrity. Although capable of stand-alone activity in vitro …

DNA topoisomerases: Advances in understanding of cellular roles and multi‐protein complexes via structure‐function analysis

SJ McKie, KC Neuman, A Maxwell - Bioessays, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
DNA topoisomerases, capable of manipulating DNA topology, are ubiquitous and
indispensable for cellular survival due to the numerous roles they play during DNA …

DNA topoisomerases: harnessing and constraining energy to govern chromosome topology

AJ Schoeffler, JM Berger - Quarterly reviews of biophysics, 2008 - cambridge.org
DNA topoisomerases are a diverse set of essential enzymes responsible for maintaining
chromosomes in an appropriate topological state. Although they vary considerably in …

Structure, molecular mechanisms, and evolutionary relationships in DNA topoisomerases

KD Corbett, JM Berger - Annu. Rev. Biophys. Biomol. Struct., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Topoisomerases are enzymes that use DNA strand scission, manipulation, and
rejoining activities to directly modulate DNA topology. These actions provide a powerful …

Archaea and the prokaryote-to-eukaryote transition

JR Brown, WF Doolittle - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
Since the late 1970s, determining the phylogenetic relationships among the contemporary
domains of life, the Archaea (archaebacteria), Bacteria (eubacteria), and Eucarya …

DNA topoisomerases

NG Bush, K Evans-Roberts, A Maxwell - EcoSal Plus, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
DNA topoisomerases are enzymes that control the topology of DNA in all cells. There are
two types, I and II, classified according to whether they make transient single-or double …

Origin and evolution of DNA topoisomerases

P Forterre, S Gribaldo, D Gadelle, MC Serre - Biochimie, 2007 - Elsevier
The DNA topoisomerases are essential for DNA replication, transcription, recombination, as
well as for chromosome compaction and segregation. They may have appeared early during …

DNA topoisomerases as molecular targets for anticancer drugs

K Buzun, A Bielawska, K Bielawski… - Journal of Enzyme …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The significant role of topoisomerases in the control of DNA chain topology has been
confirmed in numerous research conducted worldwide. The prevalence of these enzymes …

Type i DNA topoisomerases

G Capranico, J Marinello… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
DNA topoisomerases constitute a large family of enzymes that are essential for all domains
of life. Although they share general reaction chemistry and the capacity to govern DNA …