Generation of movement along a single- or double-stranded DNA molecule, driven by ATP hydrolysis. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17631491 GOC:mah http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16428451 ]
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Note that some gene products that possess DNA translocase activity, such as members of the FtsK/SpoIIIE family, can be fixed in place by interactions with other components of the cell; the relative movement between the protein and DNA bound to it results in movement of the DNA within the cell, often across a membrane.