Ksenia A. Terekhova - Single-molecule Studies of DNA Topology by Type IA Topoisomerase I and III.
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Sep 02, 2016
from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM |
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| Where | Natural Science 102 |
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Speaker: Ksenia A. Terekhova, Structural Biology, Stanford Medicine
Abstract: Topoisomerase I and III are enzymes capable of changing DNA topology by resolving negative supercoils and catenate/decatenate DNA molecules with single-stranded DNA regions. To elucidate the mechanistic differences between these two, related topoisomerases, we conducted single-molecule relaxation and decatenation studies on various types of DNA substrates. The determined kinetic characteristics of topoisomerase I and III point out the origin of their distinct behavior.