The E. coli helicase does not use ATP during replication.
Spenkelink, L. M.; Spinks, R. R.; Jergic, S.; Lewis, J. S.; Dixon, N. E.; van Oijen, A. M.
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The replisome is responsible for replication of DNA in all domains of life, with several of its individual enzyme components relying on hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphates to provide energy for replisome function. Half a century of biochemical studies have demonstrated a dependence on ATP as an energy source for helicases to unwind duplex DNA during replication. Through single-molecule visualization of DNA replication by the Escherichia coli replisome, we demonstrate that the DnaB helicase does not rely on hydrolysis of ATP (or any ribo-NTPs) in the context of the elongating replisome. We establish that nucleotide incorporation by the leading-strand polymerase is the main motor driving the replication process. One Sentence SummaryPolymerases provide the energy for helicase-mediated DNA unwinding during E. coli DNA replication.
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