Opening of the Clamp
- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Cell
- Vol. 106 (6), 655-660
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0092-8674(01)00498-6
Abstract
DNA polymerases require tethering to an accessory factor, typically a ring-shaped clamp, to remain bound to DNA during replication. Three recent structural studies provide unique insight into how these clamps are loaded onto DNA by the clamp loader machinery.Keywords
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