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DNA primase is an enzyme involved in the replication of DNA and is a type of RNA polymerase. Primase catalyzes the synthesis of a short RNA (or DNA in some living organisms [ 1 ] ) segment called a primer complementary to a ssDNA (single-stranded DNA) template.
A pre-replication complex (pre-RC) is a protein complex that forms at the origin of replication during the initiation step of DNA replication. Formation of the pre-RC is required for DNA replication to occur. Complete and faithful replication of the genome ensures that each daughter cell will carry the same genetic information as the parent cell.
DNA primase large subunit is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PRIM2 gene. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The replication of DNA in eukaryotic cells is carried out by a complex chromosomal replication apparatus, in which DNA polymerase alpha and primase are two key enzymatic components.
The E. Coli DnaG primase is a 581 residue monomeric protein with three functional domains, according to proteolysis studies. There is an N-terminal Zinc-binding domain (residues 1–110) where a zinc ion is tetrahedrally coordinated between one histidine and three cysteine residues, which plays a role in recognizing sequence specific DNA binding sites.
DNA polymerase alpha, like DNA primase, contains iron-sulfur clusters, that are critical in electron transport that uses DNA itself to transfer electrons at very high speeds; this process is involved in detecting DNA damage, and may also be involved in a feedback between the primase complex and the DNA polymerase alpha.
[5] [6] [7] PrimPol is a eukaryotic protein with both DNA polymerase and DNA Primase activities involved in translesion DNA synthesis. It is the first eukaryotic protein to be identified with priming activity using deoxyribonucleotides. [6] [7] It is also the first protein identified in the mitochondria to have translesion DNA synthesis activities.
DNA structure and bases A-B-Z-DNA Side View. Tertiary structure refers to the locations of the atoms in three-dimensional space, taking into consideration geometrical and steric constraints. It is a higher order than the secondary structure, in which large-scale folding in a linear polymer occurs and the entire chain is folded into a specific 3 ...
19075 Ensembl ENSG00000198056 ENSMUSG00000025395 UniProt P49642 P20664 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000946 NM_008921 RefSeq (protein) NP_000937 NP_032947 Location (UCSC) Chr 12: 56.73 – 56.75 Mb Chr 10: 127.85 – 127.87 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse DNA primase small subunit is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PRIM1 gene. The replication of DNA in eukaryotic cells ...