Protein Domain : Twinkle-like protein IPR027032

Type  Family
Description  Twinkle protein (T7-like mitochondrial DNA helicase) is a DNA helicase needed for mitochondrial DNA replication [ ]. It catalyses the ATP-dependent unwinding of a DNA duplex with 5' to 3' directionality, and it needs a single-stranded 5'-DNA and a short 3'-tail to initiate unwinding []. In humans, mutations in TWINKLE cause autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia, a human disorder associated with multiple deletions in the mitochondrial DNA []. Arabidopsis encodes a homologue to phage T7 gp4/Twinkle proteins that has both DNA primase and DNA helicase activities [].
Short Name  Twinkle-like

0 Child Features

2 Gene Families

6 Genes

2 Ontology Annotations

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4 Publications

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