lmmol · Proteins

DNA replication helicase

Also known as: HELI, ORF55

Function

Component of the helicase/primase complex. Unwinds the DNA at the replication forks and generates single-stranded DNA for both leading and lagging strand synthesis. The primase synthesizes short RNA primers on the lagging strand that the polymerase elongates using dNTPs. Possesses helicase-like motifs and therefore may act as the helicase subunit of the complex.

Classification

Family (Pfam)
PF02689 Herpes_Helicase
InterPro
DNA_helicase_dom, HSV_HELI, P-loop_NTPase
Functional cluster
RNase H & Viral Replication Proteins

Gene Ontology · 5

Drugs targeting this protein · 1

Related proteins · sequence + function similarity

Co-cited proteins · studied together in the literature

Literature · 2 cited papers

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