Gyrase

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Crystal Structure of Xanthomonas campestris Gyrase A C-terminal Domain, 3l6v

Crystal Structure of the Xanthomonas campestris Gyrase A C-terminal Domain, 3l6v

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Gyrase (Gyr) is a type of topoisomerase II in prokaryotes which unwinds double stranded DNA. The DNA Gyr cutting allows the formation of a negative DNA supercoil which enables replication of DNA. Gyr consists of 2 subunits: GyrA and GyrB. Reverse gyrase (Top-RG) is a type of topoisomerase I which catalyses the formation of positive DNA supercoil.[1]

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