7m4d

Structural highlights

Function

[DPOLL_HUMAN] Repair polymerase. Involved in base excision repair (BER) responsible for repair of lesions that give rise to abasic (AP) sites in DNA. Has both DNA polymerase and terminal transferase activities. Has a 5'-deoxyribose-5-phosphate lyase (dRP lyase) activity.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Garcia-Diaz M, Bebenek K, Kunkel TA, Blanco L. Identification of an intrinsic 5'-deoxyribose-5-phosphate lyase activity in human DNA polymerase lambda: a possible role in base excision repair. J Biol Chem. 2001 Sep 14;276(37):34659-63. Epub 2001 Jul 16. PMID:11457865 doi:10.1074/jbc.M106336200
2. ↑ Maga G, Ramadan K, Locatelli GA, Shevelev I, Spadari S, Hubscher U. DNA elongation by the human DNA polymerase lambda polymerase and terminal transferase activities are differentially coordinated by proliferating cell nuclear antigen and replication protein A. J Biol Chem. 2005 Jan 21;280(3):1971-81. Epub 2004 Nov 10. PMID:15537631 doi:10.1074/jbc.M411650200