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Integrases

Medical Definition: Recombinases that insert exogenous DNA into the host genome. Examples include proteins encoded by the POL GENE of RETROVIRIDAE and also by temperate BACTERIOPHAGES, the best known being BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA.
Guide Notes: HIV INTEGRASE is also available
CAS Number: EC 2.7.7.-
Previously Indexed: Coliphages/enzymology (1974-1980),DNA Helicases (1974-1987),DNA Nucleotidyltransferases (1974-1996),Viral Proteins (1980-1987)
Integrases Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Transposases - Enzymes that recombine DNA segments by a process which involves the formation of a synapse between two DNA helices, the cleavage of single strands from each DNA helix and the ligation of a DNA strand from one DNA helix to the other. The resulting DNA structure is called a HOLLIDAY JUNCTION which can be resolved by DNA REPLICATION or by HOLLIDAY JUNCTION RESOLVASES.

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