Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00968
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6256
Name DNA polymerase subunit gamma-1
Synonyms
  1. Mitochondrial DNA polymerase catalytic subunit
  2. PolG-alpha
Gene Name POLG
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in DNA binding
Specific Function Involved in the replication of mitochondrial DNA. Associates with mitochondrial DNA.
Pathways Not Available
Reactions
Deoxynucleoside triphosphate + DNA(n) → Pyrophosphate + DNA(n+1) details
GO Classification
Biological Process
mitochondrial DNA replication
base-excision repair, gap-filling
DNA-dependent DNA replication
aging
cell death
Cellular Component
gamma DNA polymerase complex
mitochondrial nucleoid
mitochondrial inner membrane
Component
macromolecular complex
protein complex
dna polymerase complex
gamma dna polymerase complex
Function
binding
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups
nucleotidyltransferase activity
dna polymerase activity
dna-directed dna polymerase activity
nucleic acid binding
dna binding
Molecular Function
exonuclease activity
DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity
chromatin binding
DNA binding
Process
metabolic process
macromolecule metabolic process
cellular macromolecule metabolic process
dna metabolic process
dna replication
dna-dependent dna replication
Cellular Location
  1. Mitochondrion
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 15
Locus 15q25
SNPs POLG
Gene Sequence
>3720 bp
ATGAGCCGCCTGCTCTGGAGGAAGGTGGCCGGCGCCACCGTCGGGCCAGGGCCGGTTCCA
GCTCCGGGGCGCTGGGTCTCCAGCTCCGTCCCCGCGTCCGACCCCAGCGACGGGCAGCGG
CGGCGGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAACAGCAGCCTCAGCAGCCGCAA
GTGCTATCCTCGGAGGGCGGGCAGCTGCGGCACAACCCATTGGACATCCAGATGCTCTCG
AGAGGGCTGCACGAGCAAATCTTCGGGCAAGGAGGGGAGATGCCTGGCGAGGCCGCGGTG
CGCCGCAGCGTCGAGCACCTGCAGAAGCACGGGCTCTGGGGGCAGCCAGCCGTGCCCTTG
CCCGACGTGGAGCTGCGCCTGCCGCCCCTCTACGGGGACAACCTGGACCAGCACTTCCGC
CTCCTGGCCCAGAAGCAGAGCCTGCCCTACCTGGAGGCGGCCAACTTGCTGTTGCAGGCC
CAGCTGCCCCCGAAGCCCCCGGCTTGGGCCTGGGCGGAGGGCTGGACCCGGTACGGCCCC
GAGGGGGAGGCCGTACCCGTGGCCATCCCCGAGGAGCGGGCCCTGGTGTTCGACGTGGAG
GTCTGCTTGGCAGAGGGAACTTGCCCCACATTGGCGGTGGCCATATCCCCCTCGGCCTGG
TATTCCTGGTGCAGCCAGCGGCTGGTGGAAGAGCGTTACTCTTGGACCAGCCAGCTGTCG
CCGGCTGACCTCATCCCCCTGGAGGTCCCTACTGGTGCCAGCAGCCCCACCCAGAGAGAC
TGGCAGGAGCAGTTAGTGGTGGGGCACAATGTTTCCTTTGACCGAGCTCATATCAGGGAG
CAGTACCTGATCCAGGGTTCCCGCATGCGTTTCCTGGACACCATGAGCATGCACATGGCC
ATCTCAGGGCTAAGCAGCTTCCAGCGCAGTCTGTGGATAGCAGCCAAGCAGGGCAAACAC
AAGGTCCAGCCCCCCACAAAGCAAGGCCAGAAGTCCCAGAGGAAAGCCAGAAGAGGCCCA
GCGATCTCATCCTGGGACTGGCTGGACATCAGCAGTGTCAACAGTCTGGCAGAGGTGCAC
AGACTTTATGTAGGGGGGCCTCCCTTAGAGAAGGAGCCTCGAGAACTGTTTGTGAAGGGC
ACCATGAAGGACATTCGTGAGAACTTCCAGGACCTGATGCAGTACTGTGCCCAGGACGTG
TGGGCCACCCATGAGGTTTTCCAGCAGCAGCTACCGCTCTTCTTGGAGAGGTGTCCCCAC
CCAGTGACTCTGGCCGGCATGCTGGAGATGGGTGTCTCCTACCTGCCTGTCAACCAGAAC
TGGGAGCGTTACCTGGCAGAGGCACAGGGCACTTATGAGGAGCTCCAGCGGGAGATGAAG
AAGTCGTTGATGGATCTGGCCAATGATGCCTGCCAGCTGCTCTCAGGAGAGAGGTACAAA
GAAGACCCCTGGCTCTGGGACCTGGAGTGGGACCTGCAAGAATTTAAGCAGAAGAAAGCT
AAGAAGGTGAAGAAGGAACCAGCCACAGCCAGCAAGTTGCCCATCGAGGGGGCTGGGGCC
CCTGGTGATCCCATGGATCAGGAAGACCTCGGCCCCTGCAGTGAGGAGGAGGAGTTTCAA
CAAGATGTCATGGCCCGCGCCTGCTTGCAGAAGCTGAAGGGGACCACAGAGCTCCTGCCC
AAGCGGCCCCAGCACCTTCCTGGACACCCTGGATGGTACCGGAAGCTCTGCCCCCGGCTA
GACGACCCTGCATGGACCCCGGGCCCCAGCCTCCTCAGCCTGCAGATGCGGGTCACACCT
AAACTCATGGCACTTACCTGGGATGGCTTCCCTCTGCACTACTCAGAGCGTCATGGCTGG
GGCTACTTGGTGCCTGGGCGGCGGGACAACCTGGCCAAGCTGCCGACAGGTACCACCCTG
GAGTCAGCTGGGGTGGTCTGCCCCTACAGAGCCATCGAGTCCCTGTACAGGAAGCACTGT
CTCGAACAGGGGAAGCAGCAGCTGATGCCCCAGGAGGCCGGCCTGGCGGAGGAGTTCCTG
CTCACTGACAATAGTGCCATATGGCAAACGGTAGAAGAACTGGATTACTTAGAAGTGGAG
GCTGAGGCCAAGATGGAGAACTTGCGAGCTGCAGTGCCAGGTCAACCCCTAGCTCTGACT
GCCCGTGGTGGCCCCAAGGACACCCAGCCCAGCTATCACCATGGCAATGGACCTTACAAC
GACGTGGACATCCCTGGCTGCTGGTTTTTCAAGCTGCCTCACAAGGATGGTAATAGCTGT
AATGTGGGAAGCCCCTTTGCCAAGGACTTCCTGCCCAAGATGGAGGATGGCACCCTGCAG
GCTGGCCCAGGAGGTGCCAGTGGGCCCCGTGCTCTGGAAATCAACAAAATGATTTCTTTC
TGGAGGAACGCCCATAAACGTATCAGCTCCCAGATGGTGGTGTGGCTGCCCAGGTCAGCT
CTGCCCCGTGCTGTGATCAGGCACCCCGACTATGATGAGGAAGGCCTCTATGGGGCCATC
CTGCCCCAAGTGGTGACTGCCGGCACCATCACTCGCCGGGCTGTGGAGCCCACATGGCTC
ACCGCCAGCAATGCCCGGCCTGACCGAGTAGGCAGTGAGTTGAAAGCCATGGTGCAGGCC
CCACCTGGCTACACCCTTGTGGGTGCTGATGTGGACTCCCAAGAGCTGTGGATTGCAGCT
GTGCTTGGAGACGCCCACTTTGCCGGCATGCATGGCTGCACAGCCTTTGGGTGGATGACA
CTGCAGGGCAGGAAGAGCAGGGGCACTGATCTACACAGTAAGACAGCCACTACTGTGGGC
ATCAGCCGTGAGCATGCCAAAATCTTCAACTACGGCCGCATCTATGGTGCTGGGCAGCCC
TTTGCTGAGCGCTTACTAATGCAGTTTAACCACCGGCTCACACAGCAGGAGGCAGCTGAG
AAGGCCCAGCAGATGTACGCTGCCACCAAGGGCCTCCGCTGGTATCGGCTGTCGGATGAG
GGCGAGTGGCTGGTGAGGGAGTTGAACCTCCCAGTGGACAGGACTGAGGGTGGCTGGATT
TCCCTGCAGGATCTGCGCAAGGTCCAGAGAGAAACTGCAAGGAAGTCACAGTGGAAGAAG
TGGGAGGTGGTTGCTGAACGGGCATGGAAGGGGGGCACAGAGTCAGAAATGTTCAATAAG
CTTGAGAGCATTGCTACGTCTGACATACCACGTACCCCGGTGCTGGGCTGCTGCATCAGC
CGAGCCCTGGAGCCCTCGGCTGTCCAGGAAGAGTTTATGACCAGCCGTGTGAATTGGGTG
GTACAGAGCTCTGCTGTTGACTACTTACACCTCATGCTTGTGGCCATGAAGTGGCTGTTT
GAAGAGTTTGCCATAGATGGGCGCTTCTGCATCAGCATCCATGACGAGGTTCGCTACCTG
GTGCGGGAGGAGGACCGCTACCGCGCTGCCCTGGCCTTGCAGATCACCAACCTCTTGACC
AGGTGCATGTTTGCCTACAAGCTGGGTCTGAATGACTTGCCCCAGTCAGTCGCCTTTTTC
AGTGCAGTCGATATTGACCGGTGCCTCAGGAAGGAAGTGACCATGGATTGTAAAACCCCT
TCCAACCCAACTGGGATGGAAAGGAGATACGGGATTCCCCAGGGTGAAGCGCTGGATATT
TACCAGATAATTGAACTCACCAAAGGCTCCTTGGAAAAACGAAGCCAGCCTGGACCATAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 1239
Molecular Weight 139561.06
Theoretical pI 6.905
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>DNA polymerase subunit gamma-1
MSRLLWRKVAGATVGPGPVPAPGRWVSSSVPASDPSDGQRRRQQQQQQQQQQQQQPQQPQ
VLSSEGGQLRHNPLDIQMLSRGLHEQIFGQGGEMPGEAAVRRSVEHLQKHGLWGQPAVPL
PDVELRLPPLYGDNLDQHFRLLAQKQSLPYLEAANLLLQAQLPPKPPAWAWAEGWTRYGP
EGEAVPVAIPEERALVFDVEVCLAEGTCPTLAVAISPSAWYSWCSQRLVEERYSWTSQLS
PADLIPLEVPTGASSPTQRDWQEQLVVGHNVSFDRAHIREQYLIQGSRMRFLDTMSMHMA
ISGLSSFQRSLWIAAKQGKHKVQPPTKQGQKSQRKARRGPAISSWDWLDISSVNSLAEVH
RLYVGGPPLEKEPRELFVKGTMKDIRENFQDLMQYCAQDVWATHEVFQQQLPLFLERCPH
PVTLAGMLEMGVSYLPVNQNWERYLAEAQGTYEELQREMKKSLMDLANDACQLLSGERYK
EDPWLWDLEWDLQEFKQKKAKKVKKEPATASKLPIEGAGAPGDPMDQEDLGPCSEEEEFQ
QDVMARACLQKLKGTTELLPKRPQHLPGHPGWYRKLCPRLDDPAWTPGPSLLSLQMRVTP
KLMALTWDGFPLHYSERHGWGYLVPGRRDNLAKLPTGTTLESAGVVCPYRAIESLYRKHC
LEQGKQQLMPQEAGLAEEFLLTDNSAIWQTVEELDYLEVEAEAKMENLRAAVPGQPLALT
ARGGPKDTQPSYHHGNGPYNDVDIPGCWFFKLPHKDGNSCNVGSPFAKDFLPKMEDGTLQ
AGPGGASGPRALEINKMISFWRNAHKRISSQMVVWLPRSALPRAVIRHPDYDEEGLYGAI
LPQVVTAGTITRRAVEPTWLTASNARPDRVGSELKAMVQAPPGYTLVGADVDSQELWIAA
VLGDAHFAGMHGCTAFGWMTLQGRKSRGTDLHSKTATTVGISREHAKIFNYGRIYGAGQP
FAERLLMQFNHRLTQQEAAEKAQQMYAATKGLRWYRLSDEGEWLVRELNLPVDRTEGGWI
SLQDLRKVQRETARKSQWKKWEVVAERAWKGGTESEMFNKLESIATSDIPRTPVLGCCIS
RALEPSAVQEEFMTSRVNWVVQSSAVDYLHLMLVAMKWLFEEFAIDGRFCISIHDEVRYL
VREEDRYRAALALQITNLLTRCMFAYKLGLNDLPQSVAFFSAVDIDRCLRKEVTMDCKTP
SNPTGMERRYGIPQGEALDIYQIIELTKGSLEKRSQPGP
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P54098
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name DPOG1_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID U60325
GeneCard ID POLG
GenAtlas ID POLG
HGNC ID HGNC:9179
References
General References
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