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polA

Function

In addition to polymerase activity, this DNA polymerase exhibits 3'-5' and 5'-3' exonuclease activity. It is able to utilize nicked circular duplex DNA as a template and can unwind the parental DNA strand from its template.

Sequence Similarities

Belongs to the DNA polymerase type-A family.

Alternative names

resA, b3863, JW3835, polA, DNA polymerase I, POL I

swissprot:P00582