Biology:DnaE

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DNA pol III alpha subunit aka DNA Enus
Identifiers
OrganismEscherichia coli
(str. K-12 substr. MG1655)
SymboldnaE
Entrez944877
PDB2HNH (ECOD)
RefSeq (Prot)NP_414726.1
UniProtP10443
Other data
EC number2.7.7.7
Chromosomegenome: 0.2 - 0.21 Mb
Bacterial DNA polymerase III alpha subunit
Identifiers
SymbolDNA_pol3_alpha
PfamPF07733
InterProIPR011708

DnaE, the gene product of dnaE, is the catalytic α subunit of DNA polymerase III, acting as a DNA polymerase. This enzyme is only found in prokaryotes.[1]

References

  1. "Protein trans-splicing by a split intein encoded in a split DnaE gene of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 95 (16): 9226–31. August 1998. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.16.9226. PMID 9689062.