Biology:dnaX

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DNA pol III tau and gamma subunits
Identifiers
OrganismEscherichia coli
(str. K-12 substr. MG1655)
SymboldnaX
Alt. symbolsdnaZ; ECK0464; JW0459
Entrez945105
RefSeq (Prot)NP_415003.1
UniProtP06710
Other data
EC number2.7.7.7
Chromosomegenome: 0.49 - 0.49 Mb
DNA polymerase III subunits tau domain IV DnaB-binding
Identifiers
SymbolDNA_pol3_tau_4
PfamPF12168
InterProIPR022001
DNA polymerase III tau subunit V interacting with alpha
Identifiers
SymbolDNA_pol3_tau_5
PfamPF12170
InterProIPR021029

DnaX is the gene that codes for the τ and γ subunits of the DNA clamp loader of prokaryotes. The eukaryotic equivalent to the DNA clamp loader is Replication Factor C, which is encoded by RFC1, RFC2, RFC3, RFC4, and RFC5.