DNA topoisomerase 1
BE0000971ProteinHumansTOP1
Releases the supercoiling and torsional tension of DNA introduced during the DNA replication and transcription by transiently cleaving and rejoining one strand of the DNA duplex. It is acted on by 56 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- TOP1
- UniProtKB entry
- P11387Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Nucleus, nucleolus
- Residues / weight
- 765 residues · 90,725 Da
- Also known as
- 5.6.2.1 · DNA topoisomerase I
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on DNA topoisomerase 1, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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