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POLI DNA polymerase iota

Gene ID: 11201, updated on 10-Oct-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: eta2; RAD30B; RAD3OB

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is an error-prone DNA polymerase involved in DNA repair. The encoded protein promotes DNA synthesis across lesions in the template DNA, which other polymerases cannot do. The encoded polymerase inserts deoxynucleotides across lesions and then relies on DNA polymerase zeta to extend the nascent DNA strand to bypass the lesion. [provided by RefSeq, May 2017]

Genomic context

Location:
18q21.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 18; NC_000018.10 (54269479..54321266)
Total number of exons:
14

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