title: cDNA and structural organization of the gene Pole1 for the mouse DNA polymerase epsilon catalytic subunit.
abstract: The cDNA and the gene for the mouse DNA polymerase epsilon catalytic subunit were cloned. The deduced protein sequence shows remarkable evolutionary conservation in DNA polymerase epsilon family. However, several conserved elements involved in template-primer binding differ from those of other class B polymerases. This is likely to reflect a distinctive function of the enzyme. The gene that was assigned to chromosome 5 region E3-E5, consists of 49 exons and has a non-conforming splice site in the junction of exon and intron 13. A CpG island covers the promoter region which contains several putative consensus elements critical for S phase upregulated and serum responsive promoters.
authors.affiliation: Biocenter Oulu and Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu, FIN-90570, Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Knuuti
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Palosaari
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pospiech
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Syväoja
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002384:Catalysis; D004257:DNA Polymerase II / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D005091:Exons; D007438:Introns; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D000075223:Poly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D000075223:Poly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins; D004257:DNA Polymerase II; C485610:Pole protein, mouse