Clamp-loader complex

Definition:

EC Tree > 3 Hydrolases > 3.6 Acting on acid anhydrides > 3.6.4 Acting on acid anhydrides to facilitate cellular and subcellular movement > 3.6.4.B8 clamp-loader complex
Clamp-loader complex is an AAA+ ATPase found in viruses and cellular organisms that loads the beta/clamp onto DNA at primer termini. It hydrolyzes ATP into ADP and phosphate. In replication it places the sliding clamp. It features a clamp-loader AAA+ fold.

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