WormMine

WS297

Intermine data mining platform for C. elegans and related nematodes

GO Term : GO:0000403 Y-form DNA binding GO

Namespace  molecular_function Obsolete  false
Description  Binding to a DNA segment shaped like a Y. This shape occurs when DNA contains a region of paired double-stranded DNA on one end and a region of unpaired DNA strands on the opposite end.

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1 Ontology

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GO

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6 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0003674 molecular_function A molecular process that can be carried out by the action of a single macromolecular machine, usually via direct physical interactions with other molecular entities. Function in this sense denotes an action, or activity, that a gene product (or a complex) performs.
GO:0005488 binding The selective, non-covalent, often stoichiometric, interaction of a molecule with one or more specific sites on another molecule.
GO:0003676 nucleic acid binding Binding to a nucleic acid.
GO:0003677 DNA binding Any molecular function by which a gene product interacts selectively and non-covalently with DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
GO:0000217 DNA secondary structure binding Binding to a DNA secondary structure element such as a four-way junction, a bubble, a loop, Y-form DNA, or a double-strand/single-strand junction.
GO:0000403 Y-form DNA binding Binding to a DNA segment shaped like a Y. This shape occurs when DNA contains a region of paired double-stranded DNA on one end and a region of unpaired DNA strands on the opposite end.

5 Relations

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Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0000217 GO:0000403
is_a GO:0005488 GO:0000403
is_a GO:0003674 GO:0000403
is_a GO:0003676 GO:0000403
is_a GO:0003677 GO:0000403

2 Synonyms

Name Type
forked DNA binding synonym
splayed Y-form DNA binding synonym