- Concept UI
- M0006674
- Related Numbers
- EC 3.6.4.12
- Scope Note
- Proteins that catalyze the unwinding of duplex DNA during replication by binding cooperatively to single-stranded regions of DNA or to short regions of duplex DNA that are undergoing transient opening. In addition, DNA helicases are DNA-dependent ATPases that harness the free energy of ATP hydrolysis to translocate DNA strands.
- Terms
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DNA Helicases
Preferred Term
Term UI
T012977
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
ACX
ThesaurusID
NLM (1978)
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DNA Helicase
Term UI
T000997184
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2021)
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DNA Unwinding Proteins
Term UI
T012978
Date10/13/1992
LexicalTag
ACX
ThesaurusID
NLM (1994)
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DNA Unwinding Protein
Term UI
T000997185
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2021)