DNA gyrase

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DNA gyrase

Summary

DNA gyrase is a cellular component[1]. It draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #82 of 301).[2]

Key Facts

  • DNA gyrase is credited with the discovery of Martin Gellert[3].
  • DNA gyrase's instance of is recorded as cellular component[4].
  • DNA gyrase's instance of is recorded as group or class of enzymes[5].
  • DNA gyrase's instance of is recorded as family of protein complexes[6].
  • DNA gyrase's subclass of is recorded as DNA topoisomerase type II (double strand cut, ATP-hydrolyzing) complex[7].
  • DNA gyrase's subclass of is recorded as type II topoisomerase[8].
  • DNA gyrase's subclass of is recorded as isomerase[9].
  • DNA gyrase's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D027081[10].
  • DNA gyrase's EC enzyme number is recorded as 5.6.2.2[11].
  • DNA gyrase's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/028cgf3[12].
  • DNA gyrase's MeSH tree code is recorded as D08.811.399.403.741.149[13].
  • DNA gyrase's MeSH tree code is recorded as D12.776.097.237[14].
  • DNA gyrase's molecular function is recorded as DNA topoisomerase type II (double strand cut, ATP-hydrolyzing) activity[15].
  • DNA gyrase's Gene Ontology ID is recorded as GO:0120217[16].
  • DNA gyrase's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0120217[17].
  • DNA gyrase's UMLS CUI is recorded as C5380218[18].
  • DNA gyrase's Quora topic ID is recorded as DNA-Gyrase[19].
  • DNA gyrase's named by is recorded as Martin Gellert[20].
  • DNA gyrase's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 167125095[21].
  • DNA gyrase's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2911167847[22].
  • DNA gyrase's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C167125095[23].

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Works and Contributions

DNA gyrase is credited with the discovery of Martin Gellert[3].

Why It Matters

DNA gyrase draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #82 of 301).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . DNA gyrase: an enzyme that introduces superhelical turns into DNA. Retrieved . history.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ENZYME. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . InterPro release 2019-Nov-12. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . history.nih.gov. Retrieved . history.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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