A DNA clamp also known as a sliding clamp is a protein fold that serves as a processivity-promoting factor in DNA replication. As a critical component of the DNA polymerase III holoenzyme the clamp protein binds DNA polymerase and prevents this enzyme from dissociating from the template DNA strand.
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