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A highly error-prone DNA polymerase. It is a member of the Y-family of DNA polymerases that are DNA DAMAGE tolerant and involved in TRANSLESION DNA SYNTHESIS. DNA polymerase iota is an orthologue of yeast Rad30. Its replication fidelity is template dependent and favors Hoogsteen base-pairing at its active site.
Entry Term(s)
POL iota
POLiota
RAD30B
Registry Numbers
EC 2.7.7.7
Public MeSH Note
2023; was indexed as DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE 2000-2022
A highly error-prone DNA polymerase. It is a member of the Y-family of DNA polymerases that are DNA DAMAGE tolerant and involved in TRANSLESION DNA SYNTHESIS. DNA polymerase iota is an orthologue of yeast Rad30. Its replication fidelity is template dependent and favors Hoogsteen base-pairing at its active site.