Term Name: | prophage integrase activity |
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Synonyms: | integrase activity involved in establishment of integrated proviral latency |
Definition: | Catalysis of the integration of prophage DNA into a target DNA molecule, usually a bacterial chromosome, via a sequence-specific recombination event which involves the formation of an intasome, a DNA-protein-complex designed for site-specific recombination of the phage and host DNA. |
Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0008979] QuickGO AmiGO |