RecQ helicase

RecQ helicase is a family of helicase enzymes which unwind DNA for replication, transcription and repair. Mutations in the genes responsible for them are believed to be responsible for several disorders:

• Bloom syndrome: BLM gene
• Rothmund-Thompson's syndrome: RECQ4 gene
• Werner syndrome: WRN gene

External links

• RecQ Helicases, introduction at UNC's Selsky Lab.
• BLM gene encodes a RecQ Helicase, descripton of the gene