5hr9

Structural highlights

Function

DPOLX_ASFB7 Error-prone polymerase lacking a proofreading 3'-5' exonuclease which plays a role in viral DNA repair. Specifically binds intermediates in the single-nucleotide base-excision repair process. Also catalyzes DNA polymerization with low nucleotide-insertion fidelity. Together with the viral DNA ligase, fills the single nucleotide gaps generated by the AP endonuclease.^{[1] [2]}

See Also

• DNA polymerase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Garcia-Escudero R, Garcia-Diaz M, Salas ML, Blanco L, Salas J. DNA polymerase X of African swine fever virus: insertion fidelity on gapped DNA substrates and AP lyase activity support a role in base excision repair of viral DNA. J Mol Biol. 2003 Mar 7;326(5):1403-12. PMID:12595253
2. ↑ Showalter AK, Byeon IJ, Su MI, Tsai MD. Solution structure of a viral DNA polymerase X and evidence for a mutagenic function. Nat Struct Biol. 2001 Nov;8(11):942-6. PMID:11685239 doi:10.1038/nsb1101-942