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Drosophila topo IIIalpha is required for the maintenance of mitochondrial genome and male germ-line stem cells.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 6 Apr 2010
Wu Jianhong, Feng Liping, Hsieh Tao-shih
Abstract excerpt
Topoisomerase IIIalpha (topo IIIalpha), a member of the conserved Type IA subfamily of topoisomerases, is required for the cell proliferation in mitotic tissues, but has a lesser effect on DNA endoreplication. The top3alpha gene encodes two forms of protein by utilizing alternative translation initiation sites: one (short form) with the nuclear localization signal only, exclusively localized in the nuclei, and...
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