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exonuclease activity

Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids by removing nucleotide residues from the 3' or 5' end. [GOC:mah, ISBN:0198547684]
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2006
Review
2006
Enzymatic mechanism of the WRN helicase/nuclease.
2005
2005
Nuclear DNA Helicase II (RNA Helicase A) Interacts with Werner Syndrome Helicase and Stimulates Its Exonuclease Activity*
Nuclear DNA helicase II (NDH II), alternatively named RNA helicase A, is involved in transcription and RNA processing. Here, we… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
p53 Modulates the Exonuclease Activity of Werner Syndrome Protein*
Werner syndrome (WS) is characterized by the early onset of symptoms of premature aging, cancer, and genomic instability. The… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
A 5' to 3' exonuclease functionally interacts with calf DNA polymerase epsilon.
Analysis of fractions containing purified DNA polymerase epsilon from calf thymus has revealed the presence of a 5' to 3… 
1991
1991
Bacteriophage T4 encodes an RNase H which removes RNA primers made by the T4 DNA replication system in vitro.
1989
1989
Degradation of linear DNA by a strand-specific exonuclease activity in Xenopus laevis oocytes
Linear DNA injected into Xenopus laevis oocyte nuclei recombines with high efficiency if homologous sequences are present at… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
T4 DNA polymerase (3'-5') exonuclease, an enzyme for the detection and quantitation of stable DNA lesions: the ultraviolet light example.
Ultraviolet light irradiation of DNA results in the formation of two major types of photoproducts, cyclobutane dimers and 6-4… 
1981
1981
Escherichia coli recA protein protects single-stranded DNA or gapped duplex DNA from degradation by RecBC DNase.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Mouse DNA polymerase alpha. Subunit structure and identification of a species with associated exonuclease.
Two species of alpha-polymerase with very similar catalytic properties have been purified to near homogeneity from a soluble… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Mechanisms of selective inhibition of 3' to 5' exonuclease activity of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I by nucleoside 5'-monophosphates.
The 3' to 5' exonuclease activity of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I can be selectively inhibited by nucleoside 5… 
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