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- noun genetics A measure of the average number of
nucleotides added by a DNApolymerase enzyme per association/disassociation with thetemplate .
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Examples
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Finally, it was shown to be partially processive, with the polymerase achieving processivity as high as 90% in a few instances.
Good Math, Bad Math, and David Berlinkski - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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These results support a model in which POT1-TPP1 enhances telomerase processivity in a manner markedly different from the sliding clamps used by DNA polymerases.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Chrysa M Latrick 2010
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Sørbotten A, Synstad B, Sikorski P, Sørlie M, et al. (2006) Endo/exo mechanism and processivity of family 18 chitinases produced by
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Hai Li et al. 2010
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Therefore, the CID of chiA enhances not only the exo-N, N'-diacetyl-glucosaminidase activity, but also the processivity during the degradation of the polysaccharide chains
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Hai Li et al. 2010
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RS, Mehta AD, Mooseker MS, Cheney RE, et al. (2000) Myosin-V stepping kinetics: a molecular model for processivity.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Shenping Wu et al. 2010
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Telomerase contributes to chromosome end replication by synthesizing repeats of telomeric DNA, and the telomeric DNA-binding proteins protection of telomeres (POT1) and TPP1 synergistically increase its repeat addition processivity.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Chrysa M Latrick 2010
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A template-mutant telomerase that synthesizes DNA that cannot be bound by POT1-TPP1 exhibited increased processivity only when the primer contained at least one POT1-TPP1-binding site, so a single POT1-TPP1-DNA interaction is necessary and sufficient for stimulating processivity.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Chrysa M Latrick 2010
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POT1-TPP1 enhances telomerase processivity by slowing primer dissociation and aiding translocation
Naturejobs - All Jobs Chrysa M Latrick 2010
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POT1-TPP1 increased processivity even when substoichiometric relative to the DNA, providing evidence for a recruitment function.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Chrysa M Latrick 2010
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To understand the mechanism of increased processivity, we measured the effect of POT1-TPP1 on individual steps in the telomerase reaction cycle.
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