gyrase
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gyrase
Example Sentences
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It's long been known that DNA gyrase plays a role in untangling the overwinding, but the details were not clear.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024
Their previous study looking at the 3-D structures of the resulting supercoiled minicircles revealed that these loops form a variety of shapes that they hypothesized enzymes such as gyrase would recognize.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024
In this study published in the journal Science, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Université de Strasbourg, Université Paris Cité and collaborating institutions reveal how DNA gyrase resolves DNA entanglements.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024
Some proteins are known to be involved in the supercoiling; other proteins and enzymes such as DNA gyrase help in maintaining the supercoiled structure.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Prokaryotes pack their chromosomes by super coiling, managed by DNA gyrase.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
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