Werner Syndrome ATP-Dependent Helicase

Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase (1432 aa, ~162 kDa) is encoded by the human WRN gene. This protein plays a role in both magnesium and ATP-dependent DNA-helicase activity and 3'->5' exonuclease activity towards double-stranded DNA with a 5'-overhang. (NCI Thesaurus)

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