[HTML][HTML] Topoisomerase IB: a relaxing enzyme for stressed DNA

BC Soren, JB Dasari, A Ottaviani, F Iacovelli… - Cancer Drug …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
DNA topoisomerase I enzymes relieve the torsional strain in DNA; they are essential for
fundamental molecular processes such as DNA replication, transcription, recombination …

Topoisomerase I (TOP1) dynamics: conformational transition from open to closed states

DT Takahashi, D Gadelle, K Agama, E Kiselev… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Eukaryotic topoisomerases I (TOP1) are ubiquitous enzymes removing DNA torsional stress.
However, there is little data concerning the three-dimensional structure of TOP1 in the …

A tale of topoisomerases and the knotty genetic material in the backdrop of Plasmodium biology

P Singh, K Rani, A Gotmare… - Bioscience …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
The untangling or overwinding of genetic material is an inevitable part of DNA replication,
repair, recombination, and transcription. Topoisomerases belong to a conserved enzyme …

DNA topoisomerase I domain interactions impact enzyme activity and sensitivity to camptothecin

CM Wright, M Van Der Merwe, AH DeBrot… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
During processes such as DNA replication and transcription, DNA topoisomerase I (Top1)
catalyzes the relaxation of DNA supercoils. The nuclear enzyme is also the cellular target of …

Simulations of DNA topoisomerase 1B bound to supercoiled DNA reveal changes in the flexibility pattern of the enzyme and a secondary protein–DNA binding site

I D'Annessa, A Coletta, T Sutthibutpong… - Nucleic acids …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Human topoisomerase 1B has been simulated covalently bound to a negatively supercoiled
DNA minicircle, and its behavior compared to the enzyme bound to a simple linear DNA …

Molecular mechanism of the camptothecin resistance of Glu710Gly topoisomerase IB mutant analyzed in vitro and in silico

C Tesauro, B Morozzo della Rocca, A Ottaviani… - Molecular cancer, 2013 - Springer
Background DNA topoisomerases are key enzymes that modulate the topological state of
DNA through the breaking and rejoining of DNA strands. Human topoisomerase IB can be …

In vitro and in silico characterization of an antimalarial compound with antitumor activity targeting human DNA topoisomerase IB

BC Soren, J Babu Dasari, A Ottaviani… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human DNA topoisomerase IB controls the topological state of supercoiled DNA through a
complex catalytic cycle that consists of cleavage and religation reactions, allowing the …

Theoretical and Experimental Studies of New Modified Isoflavonoids as Potential Inhibitors of Topoisomerase I from Plasmodium falciparum

WA Cortopassi, J Penna-Coutinho, ACC Aguiar… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
DNA topoisomerase I from Plasmodium falciparum (Pf TopoI), a potential selective target for
chemotherapy and drug development against malaria, is used here, together with human …

The human topoisomerase 1B Arg634Ala mutation results in camptothecin resistance and loss of inter-domain motion correlation

I D'Annessa, C Tesauro, Z Wang, B Arnò… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2013 - Elsevier
Human topoisomerase 1B, the unique target of the natural anticancer compound
camptothecin, catalyzes the unwinding of supercoiled DNA by introducing transient single …

Mutation of Gly717Phe in human topoisomerase 1B has an effect on enzymatic function, reactivity to the camptothecin anticancer drug and on the linker domain …

Z Wang, I D'Annessa, C Tesauro, S Croce… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
Human topoisomerase 1B controls the topological state of supercoiled DNA allowing the
progression of fundamental cellular processes. The enzyme, which is the unique molecular …