DNA ligase 4 also DNA ligase IV, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the LIG4 gene. DNA ligase 4 is an ATP-dependent DNA ligase that joins double-strand...
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DNA ligase is a type of enzyme that facilitates the joining of DNA strands together by catalyzing the formation of a phosphodiester bond. It plays a role...
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ligases include the word "ligase", such as in DNA ligase, an enzyme commonly used in molecular biology laboratories to join together DNA fragments. However,...
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DNA ligase 1 also DNA ligase I, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the LIG1 gene. DNA ligase 1 is the only known eukaryotic DNA ligase involved...
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DNA ligase 3 also DNA ligase III, is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the LIG3 gene. LIG3 encodes ATP-dependent DNA ligases that seal interruptions...
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second component involves the bridging of DNA to DNA ligase 4, by hXRCC4, with the aid of Cernunnos-XLF. DNA-PKcs and hXRCC4 are anchored to Ku70 / Ku80...
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capable of recognizing nicks in DNA. The ligase forms a DNA-adenylate complex, assisting recognition. With human DNA ligase, this forms a crystallized complex...
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Ligation (molecular biology) (redirect from DNA ligation)
procedures for ligation without the use of standard DNA ligase are also popular. Human DNA ligases abnormalities have been linked to pathological disorders...
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Okazaki fragments (category DNA replication)
discontinuously and later linked together by the enzyme DNA ligase to create the lagging strand during DNA replication. They were discovered in the 1960s by...
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Hematopoietic stem cell (section DNA damage)
several proteins including ligase 4, DNA polymerase mu and NHEJ factor 1 (NHEJ1, also known as Cernunnos or XLF). DNA ligase 4 (Lig4) has a highly specific...
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double-stranded DNA that originates in a linear form that is ligated by means of DNA ligase to a covalently closed ring. In most cases, transcription of viral DNA can...
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Senescence (redirect from Aging DNA)
of DNA repair and response pathways that depends on HSC quiescence. DNA ligase 4 (Lig4) has a highly specific role in the repair of double-strand breaks...
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DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit, also known as DNA-PKcs, is an enzyme that plays a crucial role in repairing DNA double-strand breaks and...
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Either DNA polymerase epsilon or DNA polymerase delta along with DNA ligase can be used to repair UV-damaged DNA. However, it is found that DNA polymerase...
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Sticky and blunt ends (redirect from DNA end)
Blunt ends are not always desired in biotechnology since when using a DNA ligase to join two molecules into one, the yield is significantly lower with...
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The ligase chain reaction (LCR) is a method of DNA amplification. The ligase chain reaction (LCR) is an amplification process that differs from PCR in...
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Gene amplification (redirect from DNA amplification)
segment of DNA by polymerizing nucleotides, a concept which is applicable to numerous fields in modern biology and related sciences. Ligase chain reaction...
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Werner syndrome (category DNA replication and repair-deficiency disorders)
major NHEJ factor X4L4 (XRCC4-DNA ligase 4 complex). X4L4 stimulates WRN exonuclease activity that likely facilitates DNA end processing prior to final...
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E3 ligases regulates diverse areas such as cell trafficking, DNA repair, and signaling and is of profound importance in cell biology. E3 ligases are...
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and DNA fingerprinting. Enzymes called DNA ligases can rejoin cut or broken DNA strands. Ligases are particularly important in lagging strand DNA replication...
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HERC2 (redirect from E3 ubiquitin ligase HERC2)
HERC2 is a giant E3 ubiquitin protein ligase, implicated in DNA repair regulation, pigmentation and neurological disorders. It is encoded by a gene of...
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Molecular cloning (redirect from Recombinant DNA technology)
enzyme, DNA ligase, fragments generated by restriction enzymes could be joined in new combinations, termed recombinant DNA. By recombining DNA segments...
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RecQ helicase (category DNA repair)
major NHEJ factor X4L4 (XRCC4-DNA ligase 4 complex). X4L4 stimulates WRN exonuclease activity that likely facilitates DNA end processing prior to final...
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joining (MMEJ), and homologous recombination (HR): In NHEJ, DNA Ligase IV, a specialized DNA ligase that forms a complex with the cofactor XRCC4, directly...
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Non-homologous end joining (category DNA repair)
XRCC4/DNA ligase IV complex and likely participates in the ligation step. Recent evidence suggests that XLF promotes re-adenylation of DNA ligase IV after...
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Polymerase (redirect from DNA-directed RNA polymerase)
DNA polymerase (DNA-directed DNA polymerase, DdDP) Family A: DNA polymerase I; Pol γ, θ, ν Family B: DNA polymerase II; Pol α, δ, ε, ζ Family C: DNA polymerase...
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List of EC numbers (EC 6) (redirect from Carbon-carbon ligases)
tyrosine—tRNA ligase EC 6.1.1.2: tryptophan—tRNA ligase EC 6.1.1.3: threonine—tRNA ligase EC 6.1.1.4: leucine—tRNA ligase EC 6.1.1.5: isoleucine—tRNA ligase EC 6...
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of a DNA strand with no attached complement) known as a sticky end on each end of AATT. The overhang can then be used to ligate in (see DNA ligase) a piece...
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involved in DNA damage recognition of DNA double-strand breaks. Lysine 63-linked polyubiquitin chains are formed on H2AX histone by the E2/E3 ligase pair, Ubc13-Mms2/RNF168...
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endonucleases. At the replication fork, the gap in DNA after removal of the flap is sealed by DNA ligase I, which repairs the nicks that are left between...
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