Variation in DNA swivel enzyme activity during the mammalian cell cycle
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- 1 December 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nucleic Acids Research
- Vol. 3 (12), 3305-3312
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/3.12.3305
Abstract
Synchronized cells of a normal human lymphocytic cell line contain little swivel enzyme activity in G0 and G1 and high activity in S phase. The level of activity in different growth phases appears to be related to the fraction of the population engaged in DNA replication. No endogenous inhibitor or activator of swivel activity could be demonstrated. The evidence implies that the enzyme may be present only during S phase; it is therefore a possible control factor for replication.Keywords
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