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CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Bacterial DNA polymerase III alpha subunit, thumb domain
Functional Family DNA polymerase III subunit alpha

Enzyme Information

2.7.7.7
DNA-directed DNA polymerase.
based on mapping to UniProt P9WNT7
Deoxynucleoside triphosphate + DNA(n) = diphosphate + DNA(n+1).
-!- Catalyzes DNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of a DNA strand by one nucleotide at a time. -!- Cannot initiate a chain de novo. -!- Requires a primer which may be DNA or RNA. -!- See also EC 2.7.7.49.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P9WNT7
DPO3A_MYCTU
Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv
DNA polymerase III subunit alpha

PDB Structure

PDB 5LEW
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
High-fidelity DNA replication in Mycobacterium tuberculosis relies on a trinuclear zinc center.
Banos-Mateos, S., van Roon, A.M., Lang, U.F., Maslen, S.L., Skehel, J.M., Lamers, M.H.
Nat Commun
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