PcrA (engl. plasmid copy reduced) je helikaza koja je originalno otkrivena u testiranju hromozomski kodiranih gena koji utiču na plazmidnu replikaciju u Gram-pozitivnom patogenu Staphylococcus aureus.
Genetičke i biohemijske studije su pokazale da su helikaze esencijalne za plazmidnu replikaciju i popravku oštećenja DNK uzrokovanog izlaganjem ultraljubičastoj radijaciji. One katalizuju odplitanje dvolančane plazmidne DNK koja je bila oštećena na mestu replikacionog početka. Genetičke i biohemijske studije su takođe pokazale da helikaze doprinose preživljavanju ćelija regulacijom nivoa RecA posredovane rekombinacije Gram-pozitivnih bakterija.
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