Structural highlights
Function
DPOE_YEAST DNA polymerase epsilon (DNA polymerase II) participates in chromosomal DNA replication. It is required during synthesis of the leading and lagging DNA strands at the replication fork and binds at/or near replication origins and moves along DNA with the replication fork. It has 3'-5' proofreading exonuclease activity that correct errors arising during DNA replication. It is also involved in DNA synthesis during DNA repair.[1]
References
- ↑ Shimizu K, Hashimoto K, Kirchner JM, Nakai W, Nishikawa H, Resnick MA, Sugino A. Fidelity of DNA polymerase epsilon holoenzyme from budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem. 2002 Oct 4;277(40):37422-9. Epub 2002 Jul 17. PMID:12124389 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M204476200