ATP-dependent helicase activity
id: GO:0008026
name: ATP-dependent helicase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + H2O = ADP + phosphate, to drive the unwinding of a DNA or RNA helix.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0004003 | ATP-dependent DNA helicase activity |
| GO:0004004 | ATP-dependent RNA helicase activity |
| GO:0033680 | ATP-dependent DNA/RNA helicase activity |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042623 | ATPase activity, coupled |
| GO:0070035 | purine NTP-dependent helicase activity |


