DNA topoisomerase 1
BE0001950ProteinEscherichia coli (strain K12)topA
Releases the supercoiling and torsional tension of DNA, which is introduced during the DNA replication and transcription, by transiently cleaving and rejoining one strand of the DNA duplex. It is acted on by 3 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- topA
- UniProtKB entry
- P06612Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cytoplasmic
- Residues / weight
- 865 residues · 97,349 Da
- Also known as
- 5.6.2.1 · 5.99.1.2 · DNA topoisomerase I · Omega-protein · Relaxing enzyme
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which compounds in development act on DNA topoisomerase 1, and which indications are they being tested in?
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