Opening of the clamp: An intimate view of an ATP-driven biological machine

Authors
Ellison, V Stillman, B
Citation
V. Ellison et B. Stillman, Opening of the clamp: An intimate view of an ATP-driven biological machine, CELL, 106(6), 2001, pp. 655-660
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Cell & Developmental Biology
Journal title
CELL
ISSN journal
00928674 → ACNP
Volume
106
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
655 - 660
Database
ISI
SICI code
0092-8674(20010921)106:6<655:OOTCAI>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
DNA polymerases require tethering to an accessory factor, typically a ring- shaped clamp, to remain bound to DNA during replication. Three recent struc tural studies provide unique insight into how these clamps are loaded onto DNA by the clamp loader machinery.