DnaC

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DnaC is a bacterial protein. It is a regulator of DnaB. DnaC forms a complex with DnaB, thus enabling DnaB to perform its functions in bacterial DNA replication. [1] This interaction of DnaC with DnaB requires the hydrolysis of ATP. [2]

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  1. ^ E Wahle, RS Lasken and A Kornberg The dnaB-dnaC replication protein complex of Escherichia coli. II. Role of the complex in mobilizing dnaB functions J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 264, Issue 5, 2469-2475, Feb, 1989
  2. ^ JA Kobori and A Kornberg The Escherichia coli dnaC gene product. III. Properties of the dnaB- dnaC protein complex J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 257, Issue 22, 13770-13775, 11, 1982

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