NameDNA polymerase alpha subunit B
Synonyms
  • DNA polymerase alpha 70 kDa subunit
Gene NamePOLA2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001428|DNA polymerase alpha subunit B
MSASAQQLAEELQIFGLDCEEALIEKLVELCVQYGQNEEGMVGELIAFCTSTHKVGLTSE
ILNSFEHEFLSKRLSKARHSTCKDSGHAGARDIVSIQELIEVEEEEEILLNSYTTPSKGS
QKRAISTPETPLTKRSVSTRSPHQLLSPSSFSPSATPSQKYNSRSNRGEVVTSFGLAQGV
SWSGRGGAGNISLKVLGCPEALTGSYKSMFQKLPDIREVLTCKIEELGSELKEHYKIEAF
TPLLAPAQEPVTLLGQIGCDSNGKLNNKSVILEGDREHSSGAQIPVDLSELKEYSLFPGQ
VVIMEGINTTGRKLVATKLYEGVPLPFYQPTEEDADFEQSMVLVACGPYTTSDSITYDPL
LDLIAVINHDRPDVCILFGPFLDAKHEQVENCLLTSPFEDIFKQCLRTIIEGTRSSGSHL
VFVPSLRDVHHEPVYPQPPFSYSDLSREDKKQVQFVSEPCSLSINGVIFGLTSTDLLFHL
GAEEISSSSGTSDRFSRILKHILTQRSYYPLYPPQEDMAIDYESFYVYAQLPVTPDVLII
PSELRYFVKDVLGCVCVNPGRLTKGQVGGTFARLYLRRPAADGAERQSPCIAVQVVRI
Number of residues598
Molecular Weight65947.165
Theoretical pI4.9
GO Classification
Functions
  • DNA binding
  • DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity
  • protein heterodimerization activity
Processes
  • DNA replication
  • DNA replication initiation
  • mitotic cell cycle
  • DNA strand elongation involved in DNA replication
  • telomere maintenance
  • telomere maintenance via recombination
  • telomere maintenance via semi-conservative replication
  • G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle
  • protein import into nucleus, translocation
Components
  • nucleoplasm
  • alpha DNA polymerase
  • cytoplasm
General FunctionProtein heterodimerization activity
Specific FunctionMay play an essential role at the early stage of chromosomal DNA replication by coupling the polymerase alpha/primase complex to the cellular replication machinery.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID439601
UniProtKB IDQ14181
UniProtKB Entry NameDPOA2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010503|DNA polymerase alpha subunit B (POLA2)
ATGTCCGCATCCGCCCAGCAGCTGGCGGAGGAGCTGCAGATCTTCGGCCTAGACTGCGAG
GAGGCTCTAATTGAGAAATTGGTAGAGCTTTGTGTTCAGTATGGACAGAATGAGGAGGGA
ATGGTAGGCGAGCTTATAGCCTTCTGCACCAGCACACATAAAGTTGGCCTTACCTCAGAG
ATCCTGAACTCTTTTGAGCATGAGTTTCTGAGCAAAAGATTATCGAAAGCCAGGCATAGT
ACCTGCAAGGACAGTGGCCATGCAGGAGCTAGAGACATTGTTTCCATTCAAGAGCTAATT
GAAGTGGAAGAAGAAGAGGAAATCCTCTTGAACTCTTACACCACACCTTCAAAGGGTTCT
CAGAAGCGAGCTATCTCTACCCCAGAAACCCCCCTAACAAAAAGGAGTGTGTCAACTCGT
AGCCCCCATCAGCTACTCTCACCGTCAAGTTTCTCTCCAAGTGCTACTCCCTCCCAGAAA
TACAACTCACGAAGTAACCGAGGAGAAGTGGTTACCTCCTTCGGCTTAGCACAGGGAGTA
TCTTGGTCTGGGAGAGGAGGAGCTGGAAACATCAGCCTGAAGGTCTTGGGATGTCCAGAG
GCACTAACTGGGAGCTACAAATCCATGTTTCAGAAGCTCCCAGACATTCGAGAAGTTCTG
ACCTGTAAGATAGAAGAACTTGGCAGCGAACTCAAGGAACATTACAAGATTGAAGCTTTC
ACTCCTTTGCTAGCCCCAGCACAGGAGCCTGTCACTCTGCTGGGCCAGATTGGCTGTGAT
AGCAACGGGAAGCTGAACAACAAGTCAGTGATTCTCGAGGGAGACCGGGAACATTCCTCG
GGTGCTCAAATTCCAGTGGATTTATCTGAGCTTAAGGAATATTCTCTGTTTCCTGGACAG
GTTGTAATTATGGAAGGAATCAACACCACTGGTAGGAAACTTGTTGCCACCAAACTCTAC
GAGGGTGTGCCACTTCCATTTTATCAGCCCACTGAAGAGGATGCAGACTTTGAGCAAAGC
ATGGTCCTGGTTGCCTGTGGACCATACACCACATCTGACAGCATCACGTATGACCCCCTG
CTTGACCTGATTGCTGTCATCAACCATGACCGGCCAGATGTCTGCATCCTGTTTGGCCCT
TTCCTGGATGCTAAGCATGAACAGGTGGAGAATTGTCTACTGACAAGTCCATTTGAAGAC
ATTTTCAAGCAGTGTCTACGAACAATTATTGAAGGCACAAGAAGCTCCGGCTCCCACCTT
GTCTTTGTCCCGTCATTGAGAGATGTGCACCATGAGCCTGTGTACCCCCAGCCGCCTTTC
AGCTACTCCGATCTGTCTCGAGAGGACAAAAAGCAAGTACAGTTTGTGTCCGAGCCCTGC
AGCCTCTCCATAAACGGAGTGATCTTCGGCTTGACATCCACAGATCTGCTTTTCCACCTG
GGGGCCGAGGAGATCAGTAGTTCTTCCGGAACTTCAGACAGATTCAGCCGAATACTCAAG
CACATCTTGACCCAGAGGAGCTACTACCCACTCTACCCGCCCCAAGAAGACATGGCCATT
GACTATGAGTCGTTCTATGTTTACGCACAGCTGCCTGTCACCCCAGATGTCCTCATCATC
CCGTCAGAGCTGAGGTACTTCGTGAAGGATGTCCTCGGCTGTGTCTGTGTGAACCCTGGG
CGCCTTACCAAAGGGCAGGTGGGAGGCACCTTCGCCCGACTCTACCTTAGGAGGCCGGCA
GCGGACGGGGCAGAGAGGCAGAGCCCATGCATTGCTGTGCAGGTCGTCAGGATCTGA
GenBank Gene IDL24559
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDPOLA2
HGNC IDHGNC:30073
Chromosome Location11
Locus11q13.1
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