flap endonuclease activity
id: GO:0048256
name: flap endonuclease activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Catalysis of the cleavage of a flap structure in DNA, but not other DNA structures; processes the ends of Okazaki fragments in lagging strand DNA synthesis.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0017108 | 5'-flap endonuclease activity |
| GO:0048257 | 3'-flap endonuclease activity |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0004520 | endodeoxyribonuclease activity |
