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UNWINDING PROTEIN [1 record]

Record 1 2013-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

A protein which binds tightly and cooperatively to single-stranded DNA. The protein facilitates DNA unwinding within a cell by lowering helix stability by virtue of tight cooperated binding to exposed single strands of DNA. It has a function in genetic recombination and in the replication of DNA. Such proteins have been isolated from bacterial cells infected with a number of different viruses and also from eukaryotic cells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Polypeptide qui s'attache à l'ADN simple brin et par suite le stabilise : Ce faisant, il favorise le déroulement de la double hélice. Un tel processus de déroulement est coopératif, la liaison d'une protéine favorisant la fixation de plusieurs autres.

OBS

[déroulase:] Terme déconseillé qui est souvent utilisé dans les ouvrages traduits.

Spanish

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