"DNA, Catenated" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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CIRCULAR DNA that is interlaced together as links in a chain. It is used as an assay for the activity of DNA TOPOISOMERASES. Catenated DNA is attached loop to loop in contrast to CONCATENATED DNA which is attached end to end.
| Descriptor ID |
D043864
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.251.500 D13.444.308.283.084 G02.111.570.820.486.212.084 G05.360.580.156.084
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| Concept/Terms |
DNA, Catenated- DNA, Catenated
- DNA, Catanates
- Catenated DNA
- Catenanes, DNA
- DNA Catenanes
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "DNA, Catenated" by people in Profiles.
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TopA, the Sulfolobus solfataricus topoisomerase III, is a decatenase. Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 01 25; 46(2):861-872.
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A role for topoisomerase III in a recombination pathway alternative to RuvABC. Mol Microbiol. 2005 Oct; 58(1):80-101.