Distal Mutations in the β-Clamp of DNA Polymerase III* Disrupt DNA Orientation and Affect Exonuclease Activity.

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DNA polymerases are responsible for the replication and repair of DNA found in all DNA-based organisms. DNA Polymerase III is the main replicative polymerase of E. coli and is composed of over 10 proteins. A subset of these proteins (Pol III*) includes the polymerase (α), exonuclease (ϵ), clamp (β), and accessory protein (θ). Mutations of residues in, or around the active site of the catalytic subunits (α and ϵ),...

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