FUNCTION: Catalytic subunit of the DNA polymerase alpha complex (also known as the alpha DNA polymerase-primase complex) which plays an essential role in the initiation of DNA synthesis. During the S phase of the cell cycle, the DNA polymerase alpha complex (composed of a catalytic subunit POLA1, a ...
FUNCTION: Catalytic subunit of the DNA polymerase alpha complex (also known as the alpha DNA polymerase-primase complex) which plays an essential role in the initiation of DNA synthesis. During the S phase of the cell cycle, the DNA polymerase alpha complex (composed of a catalytic subunit POLA1, a regulatory subunit POLA2 and two primase subunits PRIM1 and PRIM2) is recruited to DNA at the replicative forks via direct interactions with MCM10 and WDHD1. The primase subunit of the polymerase alpha complex initiates DNA synthesis by oligomerising short RNA primers on both leading and lagging strands. These primers are initially extended by the polymerase alpha catalytic subunit and subsequently transferred to polymerase delta and polymerase epsilon for processive synthesis on the lagging and leading strand, respectively. The reason this transfer occurs is because the polymerase alpha has limited processivity and lacks intrinsic 3' exonuclease activity for proofreading error, and therefore is not well suited for replicating long complexes. In the cytosol, responsible for a substantial proportion of the physiological concentration of cytosolic RNA:DNA hybrids, which are necessary to prevent spontaneous activation of type I interferon responses (PubMed:27019227). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26975377, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27019227, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31006512, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9518481}.
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GO - Biological processes (BP):
DNA repair [GO:0006281]; DNA replication [GO:0006260]; DNA replication, synthesis of RNA primer [GO:0006269]; DNA replication initiation [GO:0006270]; DNA strand elongation involved in DNA replication [GO:0006271]; DNA synthesis involved in DNA repair [GO:0000731]; double-strand break repair via non...
DNA repair [GO:0006281]; DNA replication [GO:0006260]; DNA replication, synthesis of RNA primer [GO:0006269]; DNA replication initiation [GO:0006270]; DNA strand elongation involved in DNA replication [GO:0006271]; DNA synthesis involved in DNA repair [GO:0000731]; double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining [GO:0006303]; lagging strand elongation [GO:0006273]; leading strand elongation [GO:0006272]; mitotic DNA replication initiation [GO:1902975]; regulation of type I interferon production [GO:0032479]
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GO - Molecular function (MF):
chromatin binding [GO:0003682]; DNA binding [GO:0003677]; DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity [GO:0003887]; DNA replication origin binding [GO:0003688]; nucleotide binding [GO:0000166]; protein kinase binding [GO:0019901]; purine nucleotide binding [GO:0017076]; pyrimidine nucleotide binding [GO:00...
chromatin binding [GO:0003682]; DNA binding [GO:0003677]; DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity [GO:0003887]; DNA replication origin binding [GO:0003688]; nucleotide binding [GO:0000166]; protein kinase binding [GO:0019901]; purine nucleotide binding [GO:0017076]; pyrimidine nucleotide binding [GO:0019103]; single-stranded DNA binding [GO:0003697]; zinc ion binding [GO:0008270]
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GO - Cellular component (CC):
alpha DNA polymerase:primase complex [GO:0005658]; cytosol [GO:0005829]; nuclear envelope [GO:0005635]; nuclear matrix [GO:0016363]; nucleolus [GO:0005730]; nucleoplasm [GO:0005654]; nucleus [GO:0005634]...
alpha DNA polymerase:primase complex [GO:0005658]; cytosol [GO:0005829]; nuclear envelope [GO:0005635]; nuclear matrix [GO:0016363]; nucleolus [GO:0005730]; nucleoplasm [GO:0005654]; nucleus [GO:0005634]
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