topIb, a phylogenetic hallmark gene of Thaumarchaeota encodes a functional eukaryote-like topoisomerase IB

Type IB DNA topoisomerases can eliminate torsional stresses produced during replication and transcription. These enzymes are found in all eukaryotes and a short version is present in some bacteria and viruses. Among prokaryotes, the long eukaryotic version is only observed in archaea of the phylum T...

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Main Authors: Dahmane, Narimane, Gadelle, Danièle, Delmas, Stéphane, Criscuolo, Alexis, Eberhard, Stephan, Desnoues, Nicole, Collin, Sylvie, Zhang, Hongliang, Pommier, Yves, Forterre, Patrick, Sezonov, Guennadi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4824112/