DNA topoisomerase 1
BE0004950ProteinStaphylococcus aureustopA
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 2 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- topA
- UniProtKB entry
- Q06AK7Swiss-Prot
- Residues / weight
- 689 residues · 79,099 Da
- Also known as
- 5.6.2.1 · 5.99.1.2 · DNA topoisomerase I · Omega-protein · Relaxing enzyme
Resolves to
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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