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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Isomerases > DNA Helicases

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DNA Helicases  

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  • DNA Helicase
  • DNA Unwinding Protein
  • DNA Unwinding Proteins
  • Helicase, DNA
  • Protein, DNA Unwinding
  • Unwinding Protein, DNA
  • Unwinding Proteins, DNA

Note

  • do not confuse entry term DNA UNWINDING PROTEINS with DNA UNTWISTING PROTEINS

Scope note

  • Proteins that catalyze the unwinding of duplex DNA during replication by binding cooperatively to single-stranded regions of DNA or to short regions of duplex DNA that are undergoing transient opening. In addition, DNA helicases are DNA-dependent ATPases that harness the free energy of ATP hydrolysis to translocate DNA strands.

History note

  • 1994

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