GSBS Student Publications
Title
The roles of DNA polymerases alpha and delta in DNA replication
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Pharmacology; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Date
1-1-1990
Document Type
Article
Medical Subject Headings
Animals; DNA Polymerase II; DNA Polymerase III; DNA Replication; DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
The identities and precise roles of the DNA polymerase(s) involved in mammalian cell DNA replication are uncertain. Circumstantial evidence suggests that DNA polymerase alpha and at least one form of DNA polymerase delta, that which is stimulated by Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen, catalyze mammalian cell replicative DNA synthesis. Further, the in vitro properties of polymerases alpha and delta suggest a model for their coordinate action at the replication fork. The present paper summarizes the current status of DNA polymerases alpha and delta in DNA replication, and describes newly available approaches to the study of those enzymes.
Rights and Permissions
Citation: Pharmacol Ther. 1990;47(1):105-15.
Related Resources
Journal Title
Pharmacology and therapeutics
PubMed ID
2195552
Repository Citation
Talanian, Robert Vincent and Wright, George E., "The roles of DNA polymerases alpha and delta in DNA replication" (1990). GSBS Student Publications. 1224.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/1224