POLA2

DNA polymerase alpha subunit B UniProt accession Q14181

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)

Source: UniProt

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)

Source: UniProt
Nucleus
Source: UniProt

The N-terminal 240 amino acids are sufficient to mediate complex formation

Source: UniProt
  • Inhibition of replication initiation of damaged DNA by RB1/E2F1
  • Polymerase switching on the C-strand of the telomere
  • Telomere C-strand synthesis initiation
  • DNA replication initiation
  • Activation of the pre-replicative complex
  • Polymerase switching
  • Removal of the Flap Intermediate
  • Processive synthesis on the lagging strand
  • Defective pyroptosis
Source: Reactome via UniProt

Mutations

No mutation information available.

Synthetic Lethal Network

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.

BioGRID SLOrth SynLethDB MexDrugs Multi-source
Sources: BioGRID, SLOrth, SynLethDB, MexDrugs

Clinical Trials

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