Primary Identifier | MGI:99660 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | X | NCBI Gene Number | 18968 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0) Enables DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity. Involved in DNA replication initiation and DNA replication, synthesis of RNA primer. Acts upstream of or within DNA replication. Located in nucleus. Part of alpha DNA polymerase:primase complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Van Esch-O'Driscoll syndrome and X-linked reticulate pigmentary disorder. Orthologous to human POLA1 (DNA polymerase alpha 1, catalytic subunit). PHENOTYPE: Male chimeras hemizygous for a gene trapped allele appear normal at E10.5. [provided by MGI curators] |