Accessory subunit of the DNA polymerase alpha complex (also known as the alpha DNA polymerase-primase complex) which plays an essential role in the initiation of DNA synthesis (PubMed:9705292). During the S phase of the cell cycle, the DNA polymerase alpha complex (composed of a catalytic subunit POLA1, an accessory subunit POLA2 and two primase subunits, the catalytic subunit PRIM1 and the regulatory subunit PRIM2) is recruited to DNA at the replicative forks via direct interactions with MCM10 and WDHD1 (By similarity). The primase subunit of the polymerase alpha complex initiates DNA synthesis by oligomerising short RNA primers on both leading and lagging strands (By similarity).
These primers are initially extended by the polymerase alpha catalytic subunit and subsequently transferred to polymerase delta and polymerase epsilon for processive synthesis on the lagging and leading strand, respectively (By similarity)
Component of the alpha DNA polymerase complex (also known as the alpha DNA polymerase-primase complex) consisting of four subunits: the catalytic subunit POLA1, the regulatory subunit POLA2, and primase complex subunits PRIM1 and PRIM2 respectively (PubMed:26975377, PubMed:9705292). Within the complex, POLA1 directly interacts with PRIM2/p58 (By similarity)
The N-terminal 240 amino acids are sufficient to mediate complex formation
No mutation information available.
Genes with an experimentally identified or computationally predicted synthetic-lethal relationship to POLA2, aggregated across our SSL data sources. Click any partner node to view that gene’s page.
Nodes and edges are coloured by the SSL data source. Partners appearing in more than one source are shown in grey.
No clinical trials information available.