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Facts about DNA topoisomerase 2-alpha.
Essential during mitosis and meiosis for proper segregation of daughter chromosomes. May play a role in regulating the period length of ARNTL/BMAL1 transcriptional oscillation (By similarity).
Human | |
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Gene Name: | TOP2A |
Uniprot: | P11388 |
Entrez: | 7153 |
Belongs to: |
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type II topoisomerase family |
DNA topoisomerase (ATP-hydrolyzing); DNA topoisomerase 2-alpha; DNA topoisomerase II, 170 kD; DNA topoisomerase II, alpha isozyme; EC 5.99.1.3; TOP2; TOP2A; TOP2DNA gyrase; topoisomerase (DNA) II alpha (170kD); topoisomerase (DNA) II alpha 170kDa; TP2A
Mass (kDA):
174.385 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 17q21.2 |
Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (40388525..40417902, complement) |
Cytoplasm. Nucleus, nucleoplasm. Generally located in the nucleoplasm.
PMID: 2845399 by Tsai-Pflugfelder M., et al. Cloning and sequencing of cDNA encoding human DNA topoisomerase II and localization of the gene to chromosome region 17q21-22.
PMID: 8393377 by Wasserman R.A., et al. Use of yeast in the study of anticancer drugs targeting DNA topoisomerases: expression of a functional recombinant human DNA topoisomerase II alpha in yeast.