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==E. coli clamp loader on primed template DNA==
<StructureSection load='8gj3' size='340' side='right'caption='[[8gj3]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.80&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[8gj3]] is a 8 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli Escherichia coli] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli_K-12 Escherichia coli K-12]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=8GJ3 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8GJ3 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.8&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=ADP:ADENOSINE-5-DIPHOSPHATE'>ADP</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ALF:TETRAFLUOROALUMINATE+ION'>ALF</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=MG:MAGNESIUM+ION'>MG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ZN:ZINC+ION'>ZN</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8gj3 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=8gj3 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/8gj3 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=8gj3 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/8gj3 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=8gj3 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Ring-shaped DNA sliding clamps are essential for DNA replication and genome maintenance. Clamps need to be opened and chaperoned onto DNA by clamp loader complexes (CLCs). Detailed understanding of the mechanisms by which CLCs open and place clamps around DNA remains incomplete. Here, we present a series of six structures of the Escherichia coli CLC bound to an open or closed clamp prior to and after binding to a primer-template DNA, representing the most significant intermediates in the clamp loading process. We show that the ATP-bound CLC first binds to a clamp, then constricts to hold onto it. The CLC then expands to open the clamp with a gap large enough for double-stranded DNA to enter. Upon binding to DNA, the CLC constricts slightly, allowing clamp closing around DNA. These structures provide critical high-resolution snapshots of clamp loading by the E. coli CLC, revealing how the molecular machine works.

Structural characterisation of the complete cycle of sliding clamp loading in Escherichia coli.,Xu ZQ, Jergic S, Lo ATY, Pradhan AC, Brown SHJ, Bouwer JC, Ghodke H, Lewis PJ, Tolun G, Oakley AJ, Dixon NE Nat Commun. 2024 Sep 27;15(1):8372. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52623-9. PMID:39333521<ref>PMID:39333521</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Escherichia coli]]
[[Category: Escherichia coli K-12]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Dixon NE]]
[[Category: Oakley AJ]]
[[Category: Xu Z-Q]]