6cbs

Structural highlights

Function

[DNAG_ECOLI] RNA polymerase that catalyzes the synthesis of short RNA molecules used as primers for DNA polymerase during DNA replication.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00974]^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Stamford NP, Lilley PE, Dixon NE. Enriched sources of Escherichia coli replication proteins. The dnaG primase is a zinc metalloprotein. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1992 Aug 17;1132(1):17-25. PMID:1511009
2. ↑ Rowen L, Kornberg A. Primase, the dnaG protein of Escherichia coli. An enzyme which starts DNA chains. J Biol Chem. 1978 Feb 10;253(3):758-64. PMID:340457