DNA polymerase subunit gamma-1

NameDNA polymerase subunit gamma-1
Synonyms
  • 2.7.7.7
  • MDP1
  • Mitochondrial DNA polymerase catalytic subunit
  • PolG-alpha
  • POLG1
  • POLGA
Gene NamePOLG
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017584|DNA polymerase subunit gamma-1
MSRLLWRKVAGATVGPGPVPAPGRWVSSSVPASDPSDGQRRRQQQQQQQQQQQQQPQQPQ
VLSSEGGQLRHNPLDIQMLSRGLHEQIFGQGGEMPGEAAVRRSVEHLQKHGLWGQPAVPL
PDVELRLPPLYGDNLDQHFRLLAQKQSLPYLEAANLLLQAQLPPKPPAWAWAEGWTRYGP
EGEAVPVAIPEERALVFDVEVCLAEGTCPTLAVAISPSAWYSWCSQRLVEERYSWTSQLS
PADLIPLEVPTGASSPTQRDWQEQLVVGHNVSFDRAHIREQYLIQGSRMRFLDTMSMHMA
ISGLSSFQRSLWIAAKQGKHKVQPPTKQGQKSQRKARRGPAISSWDWLDISSVNSLAEVH
RLYVGGPPLEKEPRELFVKGTMKDIRENFQDLMQYCAQDVWATHEVFQQQLPLFLERCPH
PVTLAGMLEMGVSYLPVNQNWERYLAEAQGTYEELQREMKKSLMDLANDACQLLSGERYK
EDPWLWDLEWDLQEFKQKKAKKVKKEPATASKLPIEGAGAPGDPMDQEDLGPCSEEEEFQ
QDVMARACLQKLKGTTELLPKRPQHLPGHPGWYRKLCPRLDDPAWTPGPSLLSLQMRVTP
KLMALTWDGFPLHYSERHGWGYLVPGRRDNLAKLPTGTTLESAGVVCPYRAIESLYRKHC
LEQGKQQLMPQEAGLAEEFLLTDNSAIWQTVEELDYLEVEAEAKMENLRAAVPGQPLALT
ARGGPKDTQPSYHHGNGPYNDVDIPGCWFFKLPHKDGNSCNVGSPFAKDFLPKMEDGTLQ
AGPGGASGPRALEINKMISFWRNAHKRISSQMVVWLPRSALPRAVIRHPDYDEEGLYGAI
LPQVVTAGTITRRAVEPTWLTASNARPDRVGSELKAMVQAPPGYTLVGADVDSQELWIAA
VLGDAHFAGMHGCTAFGWMTLQGRKSRGTDLHSKTATTVGISREHAKIFNYGRIYGAGQP
FAERLLMQFNHRLTQQEAAEKAQQMYAATKGLRWYRLSDEGEWLVRELNLPVDRTEGGWI
SLQDLRKVQRETARKSQWKKWEVVAERAWKGGTESEMFNKLESIATSDIPRTPVLGCCIS
RALEPSAVQEEFMTSRVNWVVQSSAVDYLHLMLVAMKWLFEEFAIDGRFCISIHDEVRYL
VREEDRYRAALALQITNLLTRCMFAYKLGLNDLPQSVAFFSAVDIDRCLRKEVTMDCKTP
SNPTGMERRYGIPQGEALDIYQIIELTKGSLEKRSQPGP
Number of residues1239
Molecular Weight139561.06
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • protease binding
  • DNA binding
  • DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity
  • 3'-5' exonuclease activity
  • chromatin binding
Processes
  • aging
  • response to gamma radiation
  • cellular response to glucose stimulus
  • base-excision repair, gap-filling
  • DNA-dependent DNA replication
  • mitochondrial DNA replication
  • response to light stimulus
  • response to hyperoxia
  • DNA biosynthetic process
  • DNA metabolic process
Components
  • mitochondrial nucleoid
  • mitochondrion
  • terminal bouton
  • protein complex
  • mitochondrial inner membrane
  • gamma DNA polymerase complex
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionProtease binding
Specific FunctionInvolved in the replication of mitochondrial DNA. Associates with mitochondrial DNA.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP54098
UniProtKB Entry NameDPOG1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017585|DNA polymerase subunit gamma-1 (POLG)
ATGAGCCGCCTGCTCTGGAGGAAGGTGGCCGGCGCCACCGTCGGGCCAGGGCCGGTTCCA
GCTCCGGGGCGCTGGGTCTCCAGCTCCGTCCCCGCGTCCGACCCCAGCGACGGGCAGCGG
CGGCGGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAACAGCAGCCTCAGCAGCCGCAA
GTGCTATCCTCGGAGGGCGGGCAGCTGCGGCACAACCCATTGGACATCCAGATGCTCTCG
AGAGGGCTGCACGAGCAAATCTTCGGGCAAGGAGGGGAGATGCCTGGCGAGGCCGCGGTG
CGCCGCAGCGTCGAGCACCTGCAGAAGCACGGGCTCTGGGGGCAGCCAGCCGTGCCCTTG
CCCGACGTGGAGCTGCGCCTGCCGCCCCTCTACGGGGACAACCTGGACCAGCACTTCCGC
CTCCTGGCCCAGAAGCAGAGCCTGCCCTACCTGGAGGCGGCCAACTTGCTGTTGCAGGCC
CAGCTGCCCCCGAAGCCCCCGGCTTGGGCCTGGGCGGAGGGCTGGACCCGGTACGGCCCC
GAGGGGGAGGCCGTACCCGTGGCCATCCCCGAGGAGCGGGCCCTGGTGTTCGACGTGGAG
GTCTGCTTGGCAGAGGGAACTTGCCCCACATTGGCGGTGGCCATATCCCCCTCGGCCTGG
TATTCCTGGTGCAGCCAGCGGCTGGTGGAAGAGCGTTACTCTTGGACCAGCCAGCTGTCG
CCGGCTGACCTCATCCCCCTGGAGGTCCCTACTGGTGCCAGCAGCCCCACCCAGAGAGAC
TGGCAGGAGCAGTTAGTGGTGGGGCACAATGTTTCCTTTGACCGAGCTCATATCAGGGAG
CAGTACCTGATCCAGGGTTCCCGCATGCGTTTCCTGGACACCATGAGCATGCACATGGCC
ATCTCAGGGCTAAGCAGCTTCCAGCGCAGTCTGTGGATAGCAGCCAAGCAGGGCAAACAC
AAGGTCCAGCCCCCCACAAAGCAAGGCCAGAAGTCCCAGAGGAAAGCCAGAAGAGGCCCA
GCGATCTCATCCTGGGACTGGCTGGACATCAGCAGTGTCAACAGTCTGGCAGAGGTGCAC
AGACTTTATGTAGGGGGGCCTCCCTTAGAGAAGGAGCCTCGAGAACTGTTTGTGAAGGGC
ACCATGAAGGACATTCGTGAGAACTTCCAGGACCTGATGCAGTACTGTGCCCAGGACGTG
TGGGCCACCCATGAGGTTTTCCAGCAGCAGCTACCGCTCTTCTTGGAGAGGTGTCCCCAC
CCAGTGACTCTGGCCGGCATGCTGGAGATGGGTGTCTCCTACCTGCCTGTCAACCAGAAC
TGGGAGCGTTACCTGGCAGAGGCACAGGGCACTTATGAGGAGCTCCAGCGGGAGATGAAG
AAGTCGTTGATGGATCTGGCCAATGATGCCTGCCAGCTGCTCTCAGGAGAGAGGTACAAA
GAAGACCCCTGGCTCTGGGACCTGGAGTGGGACCTGCAAGAATTTAAGCAGAAGAAAGCT
AAGAAGGTGAAGAAGGAACCAGCCACAGCCAGCAAGTTGCCCATCGAGGGGGCTGGGGCC
CCTGGTGATCCCATGGATCAGGAAGACCTCGGCCCCTGCAGTGAGGAGGAGGAGTTTCAA
CAAGATGTCATGGCCCGCGCCTGCTTGCAGAAGCTGAAGGGGACCACAGAGCTCCTGCCC
AAGCGGCCCCAGCACCTTCCTGGACACCCTGGATGGTACCGGAAGCTCTGCCCCCGGCTA
GACGACCCTGCATGGACCCCGGGCCCCAGCCTCCTCAGCCTGCAGATGCGGGTCACACCT
AAACTCATGGCACTTACCTGGGATGGCTTCCCTCTGCACTACTCAGAGCGTCATGGCTGG
GGCTACTTGGTGCCTGGGCGGCGGGACAACCTGGCCAAGCTGCCGACAGGTACCACCCTG
GAGTCAGCTGGGGTGGTCTGCCCCTACAGAGCCATCGAGTCCCTGTACAGGAAGCACTGT
CTCGAACAGGGGAAGCAGCAGCTGATGCCCCAGGAGGCCGGCCTGGCGGAGGAGTTCCTG
CTCACTGACAATAGTGCCATATGGCAAACGGTAGAAGAACTGGATTACTTAGAAGTGGAG
GCTGAGGCCAAGATGGAGAACTTGCGAGCTGCAGTGCCAGGTCAACCCCTAGCTCTGACT
GCCCGTGGTGGCCCCAAGGACACCCAGCCCAGCTATCACCATGGCAATGGACCTTACAAC
GACGTGGACATCCCTGGCTGCTGGTTTTTCAAGCTGCCTCACAAGGATGGTAATAGCTGT
AATGTGGGAAGCCCCTTTGCCAAGGACTTCCTGCCCAAGATGGAGGATGGCACCCTGCAG
GCTGGCCCAGGAGGTGCCAGTGGGCCCCGTGCTCTGGAAATCAACAAAATGATTTCTTTC
TGGAGGAACGCCCATAAACGTATCAGCTCCCAGATGGTGGTGTGGCTGCCCAGGTCAGCT
CTGCCCCGTGCTGTGATCAGGCACCCCGACTATGATGAGGAAGGCCTCTATGGGGCCATC
CTGCCCCAAGTGGTGACTGCCGGCACCATCACTCGCCGGGCTGTGGAGCCCACATGGCTC
ACCGCCAGCAATGCCCGGCCTGACCGAGTAGGCAGTGAGTTGAAAGCCATGGTGCAGGCC
CCACCTGGCTACACCCTTGTGGGTGCTGATGTGGACTCCCAAGAGCTGTGGATTGCAGCT
GTGCTTGGAGACGCCCACTTTGCCGGCATGCATGGCTGCACAGCCTTTGGGTGGATGACA
CTGCAGGGCAGGAAGAGCAGGGGCACTGATCTACACAGTAAGACAGCCACTACTGTGGGC
ATCAGCCGTGAGCATGCCAAAATCTTCAACTACGGCCGCATCTATGGTGCTGGGCAGCCC
TTTGCTGAGCGCTTACTAATGCAGTTTAACCACCGGCTCACACAGCAGGAGGCAGCTGAG
AAGGCCCAGCAGATGTACGCTGCCACCAAGGGCCTCCGCTGGTATCGGCTGTCGGATGAG
GGCGAGTGGCTGGTGAGGGAGTTGAACCTCCCAGTGGACAGGACTGAGGGTGGCTGGATT
TCCCTGCAGGATCTGCGCAAGGTCCAGAGAGAAACTGCAAGGAAGTCACAGTGGAAGAAG
TGGGAGGTGGTTGCTGAACGGGCATGGAAGGGGGGCACAGAGTCAGAAATGTTCAATAAG
CTTGAGAGCATTGCTACGTCTGACATACCACGTACCCCGGTGCTGGGCTGCTGCATCAGC
CGAGCCCTGGAGCCCTCGGCTGTCCAGGAAGAGTTTATGACCAGCCGTGTGAATTGGGTG
GTACAGAGCTCTGCTGTTGACTACTTACACCTCATGCTTGTGGCCATGAAGTGGCTGTTT
GAAGAGTTTGCCATAGATGGGCGCTTCTGCATCAGCATCCATGACGAGGTTCGCTACCTG
GTGCGGGAGGAGGACCGCTACCGCGCTGCCCTGGCCTTGCAGATCACCAACCTCTTGACC
AGGTGCATGTTTGCCTACAAGCTGGGTCTGAATGACTTGCCCCAGTCAGTCGCCTTTTTC
AGTGCAGTCGATATTGACCGGTGCCTCAGGAAGGAAGTGACCATGGATTGTAAAACCCCT
TCCAACCCAACTGGGATGGAAAGGAGATACGGGATTCCCCAGGGTGAAGCGCTGGATATT
TACCAGATAATTGAACTCACCAAAGGCTCCTTGGAAAAACGAAGCCAGCCTGGACCATAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:9179
Chromosome Location15
LocusNot Available
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