What is the distinction between the two classes of Topoisomerases (Topo-I and Topo-II). Write the schematic mechanism (as shown in the slides) for the two types of Topoisomerases that accounts for this distinction?  Which class of Topoisomerase requires ATP and why?

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43. What is the distinction between the two classes of Topoisomerases (Topo-I and Topo-II). Write the schematic mechanism (as shown in the slides) for the two types of Topoisomerases that accounts for this distinction?  Which class of Topoisomerase requires ATP and why?  What is (usually) the nucleophile in the topoisomerase reaction and how does it preserve the phosphotransfer potential of the cleaved DNA strand? Is there a eukaryotic Topoisomerase that adds negative supercoils to DNA?  How does eukaryotic DNA obtain negative supercoils?

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