Chemicals and Drugs

Holliday Junction Resolvases

Enzymes that recognize CRUCIFORM DNA structures and introduce paired incisions that help to resolve the structure into two DNA helices.

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Abstract

Enzymes that recognize CRUCIFORM DNA structures and introduce paired incisions that help to resolve the structure into two DNA helices.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Cruciform Cutting Endonuclease
  • Cruciform DNA Resolving Endonuclease
  • Holliday Junction Resolvase
  • Resolvases, Holliday Junction
  • Endonuclease, Cruciform Cutting
  • Resolvase, Holliday Junction

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with TRANSPOSON RESOLVASES

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History Note

2004; use HOLLIDAY JUNCTION RESOLVASES (NM) 1989-2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Endonucleases (1989-2003)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Holliday Junction Resolvases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045565. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045565
  2. Holliday Junction Resolvases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77927272