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gyrase

American

[jahy-reys, -reyz] / ˈdʒaɪ reɪs, -reɪz /

noun

Biochemistry.

a bacterial enzyme that causes supercoiling of DNA.

Etymology

Origin of gyrase

First recorded in 1976; gyr- + -ase

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

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

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

Prokaryotes pack their chromosomes by super coiling, managed by DNA gyrase.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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