DNA polymerase alpha

id: dna-polymerase-alpha-288-6038617
title: DNA polymerase alpha
text: DNA polymerase alpha also known as Pol α is an enzyme complex found in eukaryotes that is involved in initiation of DNA replication. The DNA polymerase alpha complex consists of 4 subunits: POLA1, POLA2, PRIM1, and PRIM2. Pol α has limited processivity and lacks 3′ exonuclease activity for proofreading errors. Thus it is not well suited to efficiently and accurately copy long templates. Instead it plays a more limited role in replication. Pol α is responsible for the initiation of DNA replicatio
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description: Family of protein complexes
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date modified: 2024-01-04T07:55:00Z
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