4u7d

Structural highlights

Function

[RECQ1_HUMAN] DNA helicase that may play a role in the repair of DNA that is damaged by ultraviolet light or other mutagens. Exhibits a magnesium-dependent ATP-dependent DNA-helicase activity that unwinds single- and double-stranded DNA in a 3'-5' direction.^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. ↑ Doherty KM, Sharma S, Uzdilla LA, Wilson TM, Cui S, Vindigni A, Brosh RM Jr. RECQ1 helicase interacts with human mismatch repair factors that regulate genetic recombination. J Biol Chem. 2005 Jul 29;280(30):28085-94. Epub 2005 May 9. PMID:15886194 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M500265200
2. ↑ Puranam KL, Blackshear PJ. Cloning and characterization of RECQL, a potential human homologue of the Escherichia coli DNA helicase RecQ. J Biol Chem. 1994 Nov 25;269(47):29838-45. PMID:7961977
3. ↑ Seki M, Yanagisawa J, Kohda T, Sonoyama T, Ui M, Enomoto T. Purification of two DNA-dependent adenosinetriphosphatases having DNA helicase activity from HeLa cells and comparison of the properties of the two enzymes. J Biochem. 1994 Mar;115(3):523-31. PMID:8056767