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Adaptation of topoisomerase I paralogs to nuclear and mitochondrial DNA.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Oct 2009
Dalla Rosa Ilaria, Goffart Steffi, Wurm Melanie, Wiek Constanze, Essmann Frank, Sobek Stefan, Schroeder Peter, Zhang Hongliang, Krutmann Jean, Hanenberg Helmut, Schulze-Osthoff Klaus, Mielke Christian, Pommier Yves, Boege Fritz, Christensen Morten O
Abstract excerpt
Topoisomerase I is essential for DNA metabolism in nuclei and mitochondria. In yeast, a single topoisomerase I gene provides for both organelles. In vertebrates, topoisomerase I is divided into nuclear and mitochondrial paralogs (Top1 and Top1mt). To assess the meaning of this gene duplication, we targeted Top1 to mitochondria or Top1mt to nuclei. Overexpression in the fitting organelle served as control....
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