NameDNA polymerase subunit gamma-2, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  • 2.7.7.7
  • DNA polymerase gamma accessory 55 kDa subunit
  • Mitochondrial DNA polymerase accessory subunit
  • MTPOLB
  • p55
  • PolG-beta
Gene NamePOLG2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017587|DNA polymerase subunit gamma-2, mitochondrial
MRSRVAVRACHKVCRCLLSGFGGRVDAGQPELLTERSSPKGGHVKSHAELEGNGEHPEAP
GSGEGSEALLEICQRRHFLSGSKQQLSRDSLLSGCHPGFGPLGVELRKNLAAEWWTSVVV
FREQVFPVDALHHKPGPLLPGDSAFRLVSAETLREILQDKELSKEQLVAFLENVLKTSGK
LRENLLHGALEHYVNCLDLVNKRLPYGLAQIGVCFHPVFDTKQIRNGVKSIGEKTEASLV
WFTPPRTSNQWLDFWLRHRLQWWRKFAMSPSNFSSSDCQDEEGRKGNKLYYNFPWGKELI
ETLWNLGDHELLHMYPGNVSKLHGRDGRKNVVPCVLSVNGDLDRGMLAYLYDSFQLTENS
FTRKKNLHRKVLKLHPCLAPIKVALDVGRGPTLELRQVCQGLFNELLENGISVWPGYLET
MQSSLEQLYSKYDEMSILFTVLVTETTLENGLIHLRSRDTTMKEMMHISKLKDFLIKYIS
SAKNV
Number of residues485
Molecular Weight54910.67
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • DNA binding
  • DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity
Processes
  • DNA biosynthetic process
  • mitochondrion organization
  • mitochondrion morphogenesis
  • mitochondrial DNA replication
  • DNA replication
  • DNA-dependent DNA replication
  • DNA repair
  • in utero embryonic development
  • respiratory electron transport chain
  • organelle organization
Components
  • mitochondrial nucleoid
  • mitochondrial chromosome
  • mitochondrial matrix
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionDna-directed dna polymerase activity
Specific FunctionMitochondrial polymerase processivity subunit. Stimulates the polymerase and exonuclease activities, and increases the processivity of the enzyme. Binds to ss-DNA.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ9UHN1
UniProtKB Entry NameDPOG2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017588|DNA polymerase subunit gamma-2, mitochondrial (POLG2)
ATGCGCTCTCGTGTAGCCGTCAGGGCCTGCCATAAGGTCTGCAGGTGCCTGTTGTCTGGG
TTTGGGGGTCGAGTAGATGCGGGGCAGCCGGAGCTGTTGACGGAAAGGAGTAGCCCCAAA
GGAGGGCATGTGAAGTCGCACGCGGAGCTCGAGGGGAACGGCGAGCACCCAGAAGCCCCC
GGGTCTGGAGAGGGAAGCGAGGCGCTGTTAGAGATCTGTCAGAGAAGGCATTTCCTAAGT
GGAAGCAAGCAGCAGCTTAGCCGGGATTCTCTTCTGAGTGGGTGCCACCCCGGCTTCGGA
CCCTTGGGCGTAGAGTTGCGGAAGAACCTGGCCGCAGAATGGTGGACCTCGGTGGTGGTG
TTCAGGGAGCAGGTATTCCCGGTGGACGCCCTCCACCACAAACCAGGCCCTTTGCTACCC
GGGGACAGTGCCTTCAGGTTAGTTTCTGCAGAAACTCTACGCGAAATCTTGCAAGACAAA
GAGCTGAGTAAGGAACAGCTAGTAGCATTTCTTGAGAACGTATTAAAAACTTCTGGGAAA
CTACGGGAGAACCTTCTTCACGGTGCCTTGGAACACTATGTTAATTGCCTGGATCTGGTA
AACAAGAGGCTACCTTATGGCCTTGCTCAGATTGGAGTGTGTTTTCATCCTGTTTTTGAC
ACTAAGCAGATACGAAATGGTGTTAAAAGTATTGGTGAGAAGACTGAAGCTTCGTTAGTA
TGGTTTACTCCTCCGAGAACTTCAAACCAGTGGCTTGATTTCTGGTTACGTCATCGACTC
CAGTGGTGGAGAAAGTTTGCCATGAGTCCATCTAACTTCAGCAGCAGTGACTGTCAGGAT
GAAGAAGGCCGGAAAGGAAACAAACTTTACTACAATTTTCCCTGGGGAAAGGAGTTAATA
GAAACCCTGTGGAACCTAGGAGATCACGAACTTTTACACATGTATCCTGGCAATGTGTCT
AAATTACATGGCCGAGATGGACGAAAAAATGTGGTTCCTTGTGTTCTCTCTGTAAATGGG
GACCTAGACCGAGGCATGCTGGCCTACCTCTATGATTCTTTCCAGCTGACAGAGAACTCC
TTTACAAGAAAGAAAAATCTTCATAGAAAGGTACTTAAACTTCACCCTTGTTTAGCCCCT
ATTAAGGTTGCTTTGGATGTAGGAAGAGGCCCCACATTGGAACTAAGACAGGTTTGTCAA
GGGCTATTTAATGAGTTACTAGAAAATGGGATTTCTGTGTGGCCTGGTTATTTGGAAACT
ATGCAGTCCTCATTGGAACAACTTTATTCGAAGTATGATGAAATGAGTATTCTCTTCACA
GTTTTGGTTACTGAAACTACTTTGGAGAATGGATTAATACATCTGAGAAGCAGAGACACC
ACAATGAAGGAAATGATGCATATATCCAAATTAAAAGACTTTTTGATTAAGTATATATCA
TCAGCTAAGAATGTATAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:9180
Chromosome Location17
LocusNot Available
References
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