alpha DNA polymerase:primase complex

Term Information

Accession
GO:0005658
Ontology
cellular component
Synonyms
related: pol-prim
exact: DNA polymerase alpha:primase complex
exact: heterotetrameric polymerase alpha holoenzyme
broad: primosome
Definition
A complex of four polypeptides, comprising large and small DNA polymerase alpha subunits and two primase subunits, which catalyzes the synthesis of an RNA primer on the lagging strand of replicating DNA; the smaller of the two primase subunits alone can catalyze oligoribonucleotide synthesis. [source: GOC:mah, PMID:11395402]
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