Primary Recipient

DUKE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$221,402.00

Award Date

8/13/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

The biological functions of DNA, including replication, transcription, recombination and repair, require unwinding and rewinding of the intertwined duplex. DNA topoisomerases are the essential enzymes to facilitate these processes. Besides their ubiquitou