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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Transferases > Phosphotransferases > Nucleotidyltransferases > Rec A Recombinases
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Rec A Recombinases  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • Rec A Protein
  • RecA Protein

Scope note

  • A family of recombinases initially identified in BACTERIA. They catalyze the ATP-driven exchange of DNA strands in GENETIC RECOMBINATION. The product of the reaction consists of a duplex and a displaced single-stranded loop, which has the shape of the letter D and is therefore called a D-loop structure.

History note

  • 2004(1984)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011938

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