DNA2L
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
DNA2-like helicase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DNA2 gene. Dna2, a homolog of DNA2KL present in budding yeast, possesses both helicase and nuclease activity, with which it helps catalyze early steps in homologous recombination.
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