Protein Domain : IPR004085

Type:  Family Name:  DNA topoisomerase VI, subunit A
Description:  DNA topoisomerases regulate the number of topological links between two DNA strands (i.e. change the number of superhelical turns) by catalysing transient single- or double-strand breaks, crossing the strands through one another, then resealing the breaks []. These enzymes have several functions: to remove DNA supercoils during transcription and DNA replication; for strand breakage during recombination; for chromosome condensation; and to disentangle intertwined DNA during mitosis [, ]. DNA topoisomerases are divided into two classes: type I enzymes (; topoisomerases I, III and V) break single-strand DNA, and type II enzymes (; topoisomerases II, IV and VI) break double-strand DNA [].Type II topoisomerases are ATP-dependent enzymes, and can be subdivided according to their structure and reaction mechanisms: type IIA (topoisomerase II or gyrase, and topoisomerase IV) and type IIB (topoisomerase VI). These enzymes are responsible for relaxing supercoiled DNA as well as for introducing both negative and positive supercoils [].This entry represents subunit A of topoisomerase VI, a type IIB topoisomerase found predominantly in archaea, but also in a few eukayotes, such as the plant Arabidopsis thaliana[]. This enzyme assembles as a heterotetramer, consisting of two A subunits required for DNA cleavage and two B subunits required for ATP hydrolysis. The B subunit is structurally similar to the ATPase domain of type IIA topoisomerases, but the A subunit is distinct, and instead shares homology with the Spo11 protein that mediates double-strand DNA breaks during meiotic recombination in eukaryotes []. The core of subunit A is a dimer, with a deep groove in which the DNA molecule is thought to bind, with the monomers separating during DNA transport. Therefore, though related to type IIA topoisomerases, topoisomerase VI may have a distinctive mechanism of action. Short Name:  TopoVI_A

0 Child Features

2 Contains

DB identifier Type Name
IPR011991 Domain Winged helix-turn-helix DNA-binding domain
IPR013049 Domain Spo11/DNA topoisomerase VI, subunit A, N-terminal

2 Cross Referencess

Identifier
PR01552
MF_00132

0 Found In

4 GO Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0003677 IPR004085
GO:0003918 IPR004085
GO:0006265 IPR004085
GO:0005694 IPR004085

4 Ontology Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0003677 IPR004085
GO:0003918 IPR004085
GO:0006265 IPR004085
GO:0005694 IPR004085

1 Parent Features

DB identifier Type Name
IPR002815 Family Spo11/DNA topoisomerase VI subunit A

448 Proteins

DB identifier UniProt Accession Secondary Identifier Organism Name Length
115310 D8SF23 PAC:15421170 Selaginella moellendorffii 284  
122380 D8SQ82 PAC:15419852 Selaginella moellendorffii 415  
123469 D8SRM4 PAC:15423393 Selaginella moellendorffii 278  
evm.model.supercontig_12.160 PAC:16406704 Carica papaya 218  
evm.model.supercontig_45.25 PAC:16420296 Carica papaya 352  
29805.m001501 B9SGS8 PAC:16809207 Ricinus communis 421  
29629.m001391 B9S9U2 PAC:16803972 Ricinus communis 373  
Cucsa.065680.1 PAC:16955081 Cucumis sativus 443  
Cucsa.279500.1 PAC:16974174 Cucumis sativus 187  
orange1.1g040782m A0A067EL21 PAC:18132041 Citrus sinensis 435  
AT5G02820.1 Q9LZ03 PAC:19668212 Arabidopsis thaliana 427  
AT3G13170.1 Q9M4A2 PAC:19661237 Arabidopsis thaliana 362  
Thhalv10022332m V4M8K7 PAC:20183438 Eutrema salsugineum 362  
Thhalv10015802m V4N4A5 PAC:20205771 Eutrema salsugineum 429  
Ciclev10011761m V4S460 PAC:20798099 Citrus clementina 435  
Lus10004416 PAC:23163066 Linum usitatissimum 368  
Lus10003996 PAC:23157455 Linum usitatissimum 424  
Lus10015052 PAC:23171499 Linum usitatissimum 323  
Potri.001G366700.1 B9GFL2 PAC:27045650 Populus trichocarpa 365  
Potri.006G132600.1 B9MT76 PAC:27007051 Populus trichocarpa 423  
Gorai.009G420900.1 A0A0D2U3K1 PAC:26767323 Gossypium raimondii 417  
42760 I0YVP0 PAC:27385751 Coccomyxa subellipsoidea C-169 418  
45274 C1MKX4 PAC:27342640 Micromonas pusilla CCMP1545 334  
77331 C1FDI6 PAC:27399392 Micromonas sp RCC299 391  
12516 A4RX02 PAC:27416468 Ostreococcus lucimarinus 339  
Thecc1EG022070t1 A0A061ERS9 PAC:27421253 Theobroma cacao 418  
Thecc1EG022070t2 A0A061ERS9 PAC:27421254 Theobroma cacao 418  
Migut.L01653.1.p A0A022RE93 PAC:28935056 Mimulus guttatus 422  
Migut.M01660.1.p PAC:28948926 Mimulus guttatus 361  
Migut.M01660.2.p PAC:28948925 Mimulus guttatus 361  

7 Publications

First Author Title Year Journal Volume Pages PubMed ID
            7770916
            11395412
            12596227
            12042765
            7980433
            10545127
            12618182