title: Classification of DNA polymerase activities from ovaries of the frog, Xenopus laevis.
abstract: Four distinct DNA polymerase activities were isolated from ovaries of the frog Xenopus laevis. Specific assays for each activity were established. The isolated activities were characterized by molecular weight, template-primer preferences, and sensitivity to specific inhibitors as Xenopus laevis ovarian DNA polymerases-alpha 1, -alpha 2, -beta, and -gamma. All previously described Xenopus laevis DNA polymerases were classified using these properties.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004256:DNA Polymerase I / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D004257:DNA Polymerase II / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D004258:DNA Polymerase III / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D007700:Kinetics; D010053:Ovary / Q000201:enzymology*; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D004256:DNA Polymerase I; D004257:DNA Polymerase II; D004258:DNA Polymerase III; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase