Human DNA topoisomerase I is the best studied of the DNA topoisomerase family. It catalyzes the relaxation of both positive and negative supercoils without the requirement of energy. In addition to DNA replication and transcriptional activation, DNA topoisomerase I also plays a major role in pre-mRNA splicing, cell cycle and other gene regulatory pathways during cell growth and development. The N-terminal 214 amino acids of topoisomerase I comprise a highly charged N-terminal domain (NTD) involved in protein-protein interactions with a number of cellular proteins, including SV40 T antigen, nucleolin, SR proteins, p53 and other transcription factors.
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Journal of virology, 74(11), 5224-5232 (2000-05-09)
Topoisomerase I (topo I) is required for releasing torsional stress during simian virus 40 (SV40) DNA replication. Recently, it has been demonstrated that topo I participates in initiation of replication as well as in elongation. Although T antigen and topo
We have attempted to identify human topoisomerase I-binding proteins in order to gain information regarding the cellular roles of this protein and the cytotoxic mechanisms of the anticancer drug camptothecin, which specifically targets topoisomerase I. In the course of this
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 99(3), 1235-1240 (2002-01-24)
The nonconserved, hydrophilic N-terminal domain of eukaryotic DNA topoisomerase I (topo I) is dispensable for catalytic activity in vitro but essential in vivo. There are at least five putative nuclear localization signals and a nucleolin-binding signal within the first 215
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