DNA polymerase alpha

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkb:enzyme
gptkbp:biologicalProcess DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity
DNA primase activity
gptkbp:component eukaryotic replisome
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Arthur_Kornberg
gptkbp:EC_number 2.7.7.7
gptkbp:first_step_in DNA synthesis
gptkbp:formsComplexWith gptkb:primase
gptkbp:function DNA replication
primase activity
synthesizes RNA-DNA primers
gptkbp:gene POLA1
POLA2
PRIM1
PRIM2
gptkbp:GO_term DNA replication initiation
GO:0003896
GO:0003887
gptkbp:has_catalytic_subunit POLA1
gptkbp:has_large_primase_subunit PRIM2
gptkbp:has_regulatory_subunit POLA2
gptkbp:has_small_primase_subunit PRIM1
gptkbp:hasNo proofreading activity
3' to 5' exonuclease activity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DNA polymerase alpha
gptkbp:inhibitedBy aphidicolin
gptkbp:launched Okazaki fragment synthesis
leading strand synthesis
gptkbp:locale gptkb:nucleus
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:6p21.2
gptkbp:organism eukaryotes
gptkbp:otherName DNA polymerase alpha-primase complex
Pol α
gptkbp:PDB 5EXR
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:DNA_polymerase_delta
DNA polymerase epsilon
gptkbp:requires cell division
lagging strand synthesis
Okazaki fragment synthesis
gptkbp:species gptkb:Mus_musculus
gptkb:Saccharomyces_cerevisiae
gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:subunit POLA1
POLA2
PRIM1
PRIM2
gptkbp:UniProtID P09884
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:E2F_transcription_factor_1
gptkb:DNA_polymerase_alpha-primase_complex_(eukaryotes)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8