DnaE explained

DNA pol III alpha subunit aka DNA Enus
Organism:Escherichia coli
(str. K-12 substr. MG1655)
Taxid:511145
Symbol:dnaE
Entrezgene:944877
Pdb:2HNH
Refseqprotein:NP_414726.1
Uniprot:P10443
Ecnumber:2.7.7.7
Chromosome:genome
Entrezchromosome:NC_000913.2
Genloc Start:204603
Genloc End:209129
Symbol:DNA_pol3_alpha
Bacterial DNA polymerase III alpha subunit
Pfam:PF07733
Interpro:IPR011708

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]

Notes and References

  1. Wu H, Hu Z, Liu XQ . 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 . 9689062 . 21320 . 10.1073/pnas.95.16.9226 . free .