DNase

From The School of Biomedical Sciences Wiki
Revision as of 20:10, 1 December 2015 by 150418841 (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Deoxyribonuclease or "DNase" is a phosphodiesterase that breaks the phosphodiester bonds in DNA and essentially cleaves/breaks down the DNA double helix strand. DNase is one of the key factors of Apoptos as it contributes to the breakdown of DNA within the neucleus. 


References:

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/entry/IPR018057

Retrieved from "https://teaching.ncl.ac.uk/bms/wiki//index.php?title=DNase&oldid=14594"