NameDNA polymerase alpha catalytic subunit
Synonyms
  • 2.7.7.7
  • DNA polymerase alpha catalytic subunit p180
  • POLA
Gene NamePOLA1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016127|DNA polymerase alpha catalytic subunit
MAPVHGDDSLSDSGSFVSSRARREKKSKKGRQEALERLKKAKAGEKYKYEVEDFTGVYEE
VDEEQYSKLVQARQDDDWIVDDDGIGYVEDGREIFDDDLEDDALDADEKGKDGKARNKDK
RNVKKLAVTKPNNIKSMFIACAGKKTADKAVDLSKDGLLGDILQDLNTETPQITPPPVMI
LKKKRSIGASPNPFSVHTATAVPSGKIASPVSRKEPPLTPVPLKRAEFAGDDVQVESTEE
EQESGAMEFEDGDFDEPMEVEEVDLEPMAAKAWDKESEPAEEVKQEADSGKGTVSYLGSF
LPDVSCWDIDQEGDSSFSVQEVQVDSSHLPLVKGADEEQVFHFYWLDAYEDQYNQPGVVF
LFGKVWIESAETHVSCCVMVKNIERTLYFLPREMKIDLNTGKETGTPISMKDVYEEFDEK
IATKYKIMKFKSKPVEKNYAFEIPDVPEKSEYLEVKYSAEMPQLPQDLKGETFSHVFGTN
TSSLELFLMNRKIKGPCWLEVKSPQLLNQPVSWCKVEAMALKPDLVNVIKDVSPPPLVVM
AFSMKTMQNAKNHQNEIIAMAALVHHSFALDKAAPKPPFQSHFCVVSKPKDCIFPYAFKE
VIEKKNVKVEVAATERTLLGFFLAKVHKIDPDIIVGHNIYGFELEVLLQRINVCKAPHWS
KIGRLKRSNMPKLGGRSGFGERNATCGRMICDVEISAKELIRCKSYHLSELVQQILKTER
VVIPMENIQNMYSESSQLLYLLEHTWKDAKFILQIMCELNVLPLALQITNIAGNIMSRTL
MGGRSERNEFLLLHAFYENNYIVPDKQIFRKPQQKLGDEDEEIDGDTNKYKKGRKKAAYA
GGLVLDPKVGFYDKFILLLDFNSLYPSIIQEFNICFTTVQRVASEAQKVTEDGEQEQIPE
LPDPSLEMGILPREIRKLVERRKQVKQLMKQQDLNPDLILQYDIRQKALKLTANSMYGCL
GFSYSRFYAKPLAALVTYKGREILMHTKEMVQKMNLEVIYGDTDSIMINTNSTNLEEVFK
LGNKVKSEVNKLYKLLEIDIDGVFKSLLLLKKKKYAALVVEPTSDGNYVTKQELKGLDIV
RRDWCDLAKDTGNFVIGQILSDQSRDTIVENIQKRLIEIGENVLNGSVPVSQFEINKALT
KDPQDYPDKKSLPHVHVALWINSQGGRKVKAGDTVSYVICQDGSNLTASQRAYAPEQLQK
QDNLTIDTQYYLAQQIHPVVARICEPIDGIDAVLIATWLGLDPTQFRVHHYHKDEENDAL
LGGPAQLTDEEKYRDCERFKCPCPTCGTENIYDNVFDGSGTDMEPSLYRCSNIDCKASPL
TFTVQLSNKLIMDIRRFIKKYYDGWLICEEPTCRNRTRHLPLQFSRTGPLCPACMKATLQ
PEYSDKSLYTQLCFYRYIFDAECALEKLTTDHEKDKLKKQFFTPKVLQDYRKLKNTAEQF
LSRSGYSEVNLSKLFAGCAVKS
Number of residues1462
Molecular Weight165911.405
Theoretical pI5.59
GO Classification
Functions
  • DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity
  • 3'-5' exonuclease activity
  • chromatin binding
  • metal ion binding
  • nucleoside binding
  • 4 iron, 4 sulfur cluster binding
  • nucleotide binding
  • protein kinase binding
  • DNA binding
Processes
  • DNA replication
  • DNA biosynthetic process
  • double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining
  • DNA strand elongation involved in DNA replication
  • telomere maintenance
  • telomere maintenance via recombination
  • lagging strand elongation
  • telomere maintenance via semi-conservative replication
  • DNA replication, synthesis of RNA primer
  • DNA replication initiation
  • G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle
  • cell proliferation
  • viral process
  • regulation of transcription involved in G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle
  • leading strand elongation
  • mitotic cell cycle
Components
  • nuclear matrix
  • nucleolus
  • alpha DNA polymerase
  • nucleoplasm
  • cytoplasm
  • nuclear envelope
  • nucleus
General FunctionProtein kinase binding
Specific FunctionPlays an essential role in the initiation of DNA replication. During the S phase of the cell cycle, the DNA polymerase alpha complex (composed of a catalytic subunit POLA1/p180, a regulatory subunit POLA2/p70 and two primase subunits PRIM1/p49 and PRIM2/p58) is recruited to DNA at the replicative forks via direct interactions with MCM10 and WDHD1. The primase subunit of the polymerase alpha complex initiates DNA synthesis by oligomerising short RNA primers on both leading and lagging strands. These primers are initially extended by the polymerase alpha catalytic subunit and subsequently transferred to polymerase delta and polymerase epsilon for processive synthesis on the lagging and leading strand, respectively. The reason this transfer occurs is because the polymerase alpha has limited processivity and lacks intrinsic 3' exonuclease activity for proofreading error, and therefore is not well suited for replicating long complexes.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID35568
UniProtKB IDP09884
UniProtKB Entry NameDPOLA_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016128|DNA polymerase alpha catalytic subunit (POLA1)
ATGGCACCTGTGCACGGCGACGACTCTCTGTCAGATTCAGGGAGTTTTGTATCTTCTCGA
GCCCGGCGAGAAAAAAAATCAAAGAAGGGGCGCCAAGAAGCCCTAGAAAGACTGAAAAAG
GCTAAAGCTGGTGAGAAGTATAAATATGAAGTCGAGGACTTCACAGGTGTTTATGAAGAA
GTTGATGAAGAACAGTATTCGAAGCTGGTTCAGGCACGCCAGGATGATGACTGGATTGTG
GATGATGATGGTATTGGCTATGTGGAAGATGGCCGAGAGATTTTTGATGATGACCTTGAA
GATGATGCCCTTGATGCTGATGAGAAAGGAAAAGATGGTAAAGCACGCAATAAAGACAAG
AGGAATGTAAAGAAGCTCGCAGTGACAAAACCGAACAACATTAAGTCAATGTTCATTGCT
TGTGCTGGAAAGAAAACTGCAGATAAAGCTGTAGACTTGTCCAAGGATGGTCTGCTAGGT
GACATTCTACAGGATCTTAACACTGAGACACCTCAAATAACTCCACCACCTGTAATGATA
CTGAAGAAGAAAAGATCCATTGGAGCTTCACCGAATCCTTTCTCTGTGCACACCGCCACG
GCAGTTCCTTCAGGAAAAATTGCTTCCCCTGTCTCCAGAAAGGAGCCTCCATTAACTCCT
GTTCCTCTTAAACGTGCTGAATTTGCTGGCGATGATGTACAGGTCGAGAGTACAGAAGAA
GAGCAGGAGTCAGGGGCAATGGAGTTTGAAGATGGTGACTTTGATGAGCCCATGGAAGTT
GAAGAGGTGGACCTGGAGCCTATGGCTGCCAAGGCTTGGGACAAAGAGAGTGAGCCAGCA
GAGGAAGTGAAACAAGAGGCGGATTCTGGGAAAGGGACCGTGTCCTACTTAGGAAGTTTT
CTCCCGGATGTCTCTTGTTGGGACATTGATCAAGAAGGTGATAGCAGTTTCTCAGTGCAA
GAAGTTCAAGTGGATTCCAGTCACCTCCCATTGGTAAAAGGGGCAGATGAGGAACAAGTA
TTCCACTTTTATTGGTTGGATGCTTATGAGGATCAGTACAACCAACCAGGTGTGGTATTT
CTGTTTGGGAAAGTTTGGATTGAATCAGCCGAGACCCATGTGAGCTGTTGTGTCATGGTG
AAAAATATCGAGCGAACGCTTTACTTCCTTCCCCGTGAAATGAAAATTGATCTAAATACG
GGGAAAGAAACAGGAACTCCAATTTCAATGAAGGATGTTTATGAGGAATTTGATGAGAAA
ATAGCAACAAAATATAAAATTATGAAGTTCAAGTCTAAGCCAGTGGAAAAGAACTATGCT
TTTGAGATACCTGATGTTCCAGAAAAATCTGAGTACTTGGAAGTTAAATACTCGGCTGAA
ATGCCACAGCTTCCTCAAGATTTGAAAGGAGAAACTTTTTCTCATGTATTTGGGACCAAC
ACATCTAGCCTGGAACTGTTCTTGATGAACAGAAAGATCAAAGGACCTTGTTGGCTTGAA
GTAAAAAGTCCACAGCTCTTGAATCAGCCAGTCAGTTGGTGTAAAGTTGAGGCAATGGCT
TTGAAACCAGACCTGGTGAATGTAATTAAGGATGTCAGTCCACCACCGCTTGTCGTGATG
GCTTTCAGCATGAAGACAATGCAGAATGCAAAGAACCATCAAAATGAGATTATTGCTATG
GCAGCTTTGGTCCATCACAGTTTTGCATTGGATAAAGCAGCCCCAAAGCCTCCCTTTCAG
TCACACTTCTGTGTTGTGTCTAAACCAAAGGACTGTATTTTTCCATATGCTTTCAAAGAA
GTCATTGAGAAAAAGAATGTGAAGGTTGAGGTTGCTGCAACAGAAAGAACACTGCTAGGT
TTTTTCCTTGCAAAAGTTCACAAAATTGATCCTGATATCATTGTGGGTCATAATATTTAT
GGGTTTGAACTGGAAGTACTACTGCAGAGAATTAATGTGTGCAAAGCTCCTCACTGGTCC
AAGATAGGTCGACTGAAGCGATCCAACATGCCAAAGCTTGGGGGCCGGAGTGGATTTGGT
GAAAGAAATGCTACCTGTGGTCGAATGATCTGTGATGTGGAAATTTCAGCAAAGGAATTG
ATTCGTTGTAAAAGCTACCATCTGTCTGAACTTGTTCAGCAGATTCTAAAAACTGAAAGG
GTTGTAATCCCAATGGAAAATATACAAAATATGTACAGTGAATCTTCTCAACTGTTATAC
CTGTTGGAACACACCTGGAAAGATGCCAAGTTCATTTTGCAGATCATGTGTGAGCTAAAT
GTTCTTCCATTAGCATTGCAGATCACTAACATCGCTGGGAACATTATGTCCAGGACGCTG
ATGGGTGGACGATCCGAGCGTAACGAGTTCTTGTTGCTTCATGCATTTTACGAAAACAAC
TATATTGTGCCTGACAAGCAGATTTTCAGAAAGCCTCAGCAAAAACTGGGAGATGAAGAT
GAAGAAATTGATGGAGATACCAATAAATACAAGAAAGGACGTAAGAAAGCAGCTTATGCT
GGAGGCTTGGTTTTGGACCCCAAAGTTGGTTTTTATGATAAGTTCATTTTGCTTCTGGAC
TTCAACAGTCTATATCCTTCCATCATTCAGGAATTTAACATTTGTTTTACAACAGTACAA
AGAGTTGCTTCAGAGGCACAGAAAGTTACAGAGGATGGAGAACAAGAACAGATCCCTGAG
TTGCCAGATCCAAGCTTAGAAATGGGCATTTTGCCCAGAGAGATCCGGAAACTGGTAGAA
CGGAGAAAACAAGTCAAACAGCTAATGAAACAGCAAGACTTAAATCCAGACCTTATTCTT
CAGTATGACATTCGACAGAAGGCTTTGAAGCTCACAGCGAACAGTATGTATGGTTGCCTG
GGATTTTCCTATAGCAGATTTTACGCCAAACCACTGGCTGCCTTGGTGACATACAAAGGA
AGGGAGATTTTGATGCATACGAAAGAGATGGTACAAAAGATGAATCTTGAAGTTATTTAT
GGAGATACAGATTCAATTATGATAAACACCAATAGCACCAATCTGGAAGAAGTATTTAAG
TTGGGAAACAAGGTAAAAAGTGAAGTGAATAAGTTGTACAAACTGCTTGAAATAGACATT
GATGGGGTTTTCAAGTCTCTGCTACTGCTGAAAAAAAAGAAGTACGCTGCTCTGGTTGTT
GAGCCAACGTCGGATGGGAATTATGTCACCAAACAGGAGCTCAAAGGATTAGATATAGTT
AGAAGAGATTGGTGTGATCTTGCTAAAGACACTGGAAACTTTGTGATTGGCCAGATTCTT
TCTGATCAAAGCCGGGACACTATAGTGGAAAACATTCAGAAGAGGCTGATAGAAATTGGA
GAAAATGTGCTAAATGGCAGTGTCCCAGTGAGCCAGTTTGAAATTAACAAGGCATTGACA
AAGGATCCCCAGGATTACCCTGATAAAAAAAGCCTACCTCATGTACATGTTGCCCTCTGG
ATAAATTCTCAAGGAGGCAGAAAGGTGAAAGCTGGAGATACTGTGTCATATGTCATCTGT
CAGGATGGATCAAACCTCACTGCAAGTCAGAGGGCCTATGCGCCTGAGCAGCTGCAGAAA
CAGGATAATCTAACCATTGACACCCAGTACTACCTGGCCCAGCAGATCCACCCAGTCGTG
GCTCGGATCTGTGAACCAATAGACGGAATTGATGCTGTCCTCATTGCAACGTGGTTGGGA
CTTGACCCCACCCAATTTAGAGTTCATCATTATCATAAAGATGAAGAGAATGATGCTCTA
CTTGGTGGCCCAGCACAGCTCACTGATGAAGAGAAATACAGGGACTGTGAAAGATTCAAA
TGTCCATGCCCTACATGTGGAACTGAGAATATTTATGATAATGTCTTTGATGGTTCGGGA
ACAGATATGGAGCCCAGCTTGTATCGTTGCAGTAACATCGATTGTAAGGCTTCACCTCTG
ACCTTTACAGTACAACTGAGCAACAAATTGATCATGGACATTAGACGTTTCATTAAAAAG
TACTATGATGGCTGGTTGATATGTGAAGAGCCAACCTGTCGCAATCGAACTCGTCACCTT
CCCCTTCAATTCTCCCGAACTGGGCCTCTTTGCCCAGCCTGCATGAAAGCTACACTTCAA
CCAGAGTATTCTGACAAGTCCCTGTACACCCAGCTGTGCTTTTACCGGTACATTTTTGAT
GCGGAGTGTGCACTGGAGAAACTTACTACCGATCATGAGAAAGATAAATTGAAGAAGCAA
TTTTTTACCCCCAAAGTTCTGCAGGACTACAGAAAACTCAAGAACACAGCAGAGCAATTC
TTGTCCCGAAGTGGCTACTCCGAAGTGAATCTGAGCAAACTCTTCGCTGGTTGTGCCGTG
AAATCCTAA
GenBank Gene IDX06745
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDPOLA1
HGNC IDHGNC:9173
Chromosome LocationX
LocusNot Available
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