Identification
Name:DNA polymerase III subunit alpha
Synonyms:Not Available
Gene Name:dnaE
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in 3'-5' exonuclease activity
Specific Function:DNA polymerase III is a complex, multichain enzyme responsible for most of the replicative synthesis in bacteria. This DNA polymerase also exhibits 3' to 5' exonuclease activity. The alpha chain is the DNA polymerase
Cellular Location:Cytoplasm
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0DNA1.0Thumb+1.0DNA
1.0dATP + 1.0DNA ↔ 1.0Pyrophosphate + 1.0DNA
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1.0Thumb+1.0DNA1.0Thumb+1.0DNA
1.0dGTP + 1.0DNA ↔ 1.0Pyrophosphate + 1.0DNA
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1.0Thumb+1.0DNA1.0Thumb+1.0DNA
1.0dCTP + 1.0DNA ↔ 1.0Pyrophosphate + 1.0DNA
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1.0Thumb+1.0DNA1.0Thumb+1.0DNA
1.0Deoxynucleoside triphosphate+1.0DNA1.0Thumb
1.0Deoxynucleoside triphosphate + 1.0DNA ↔ 1.0Pyrophosphate
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Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB01532dATPMetaboCard
ECMDB00998dCTPMetaboCard
ECMDB01440dGTPMetaboCard
ECMDB04142PyrophosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB01342Thymidine 5'-triphosphateMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Component
cell part
cytoplasm
intracellular part
Function
3'-5' exonuclease activity
binding
catalytic activity
DNA binding
DNA polymerase activity
DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity
exonuclease activity
hydrolase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds
nuclease activity
nucleic acid binding
nucleotidyltransferase activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups
Process
cellular macromolecule metabolic process
DNA metabolic process
DNA replication
macromolecule metabolic process
metabolic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b0184
Gene OrientationClockwise
Centisome Percentage:4.42
Left Sequence End205126
Right Sequence End208608
Gene Sequence:
>3483 bp
ATGTCTGAACCACGTTTCGTACACCTGCGGGTGCACAGCGACTACTCGATGATCGATGGC
CTGGCCAAAACCGCACCGTTGGTAAAAAAGGCGGCGGCGTTGGGTATGCCAGCACTGGCG
ATCACCGATTTCACCAACCTTTGTGGTCTGGTGAAGTTCTACGGAGCGGGACATGGCGCA
GGGATTAAGCCTATCGTCGGGGCAGATTTTAACGTCCAGTGCGACCTGCTGGGTGATGAG
TTAACCCACCTGACGGTACTGGCGGCGAACAATACCGGCTATCAGAATCTGACGTTGCTG
ATCTCAAAAGCGTATCAGCGCGGGTACGGTGCCGCCGGGCCGATCATCGATCGCGACTGG
CTTATCGAATTAAACGAAGGGTTGATCCTTCTTTCCGGCGGACGCATGGGCGACGTCGGA
CGCAGTCTTTTGCGTGGTAACAGCGCGCTGGTAGATGAGTGTGTCGCGTTTTATGAAGAA
CACTTCCCGGATCGCTATTTTCTCGAGCTGATCCGCACCGGCAGGCCGGATGAAGAAAGC
TATCTGCACGCGGCGGTGGAACTGGCGGAAGCGCGCGGTTTGCCCGTCGTGGCGACCAAC
GACGTGCGCTTTATCGACAGCAGCGACTTTGACGCACACGAAATCCGCGTCGCGATCCAC
GACGGCTTTACCCTCGACGATCCTAAACGCCCGCGTAACTATTCGCCGCAGCAATATATG
CGTAGCGAAGAGGAGATGTGTGAGCTGTTTGCCGACATCCCCGAAGCCCTTGCCAACACC
GTTGAGATCGCCAAACGCTGTAACGTAACCGTGCGTCTTGGTGAATACTTCCTGCCGCAG
TTCCCGACCGGGGACATGAGCACCGAAGATTATCTGGTCAAGCGTGCAAAAGAGGGCCTG
GAAGAGCGTCTGGCCTTTTTATTCCCTGATGAGGAAGAACGTCTTAAGCGCCGCCCGGAA
TATGACGAACGTCTGGAGACTGAACTTCAGGTTATCAACCAGATGGGCTTCCCGGGCTAC
TTCCTCATCGTTATGGAATTTATCCAGTGGTCGAAAGATAACGGCGTACCGGTAGGGCCA
GGCCGTGGCTCCGGTGCGGGTTCACTGGTGGCCTACGCGCTGAAAATCACCGACCTCGAT
CCGCTGGAATTTGACCTGCTGTTCGAACGTTTCCTTAACCCGGAACGTGTCTCCATGCCT
GACTTCGACGTTGACTTCTGTATGGAGAAACGCGATCAGGTTATCGAGCACGTAGCGGAC
ATGTACGGTCGTGATGCGGTATCGCAGATCATCACCTTCGGTACAATGGCGGCGAAAGCG
GTGATCCGCGACGTAGGCCGCGTGCTGGGGCATCCGTACGGCTTTGTCGATCGTATCTCG
AAACTGATCCCGCCCGATCCGGGGATGACGCTGGCGAAAGCGTTTGAAGCCGAGCCGCAG
CTGCCGGAAATCTACGAAGCGGATGAAGAAGTTAAGGCGCTGATCGACATGGCGCGCAAA
CTGGAAGGGGTCACCCGTAACGCCGGTAAGCACGCCGGTGGGGTGGTTATCGCGCCGACC
AAAATTACCGATTTTGCGCCGCTTTACTGCGATGAAGAGGGCAAACATCCGGTCACCCAG
TTTGATAAAAGCGACGTTGAATACGCCGGACTGGTGAAGTTCGACTTCCTTGGTTTGCGT
ACGCTCACCATCATCAACTGGGCGCTGGAGATGATCAACAAGCGGCGGGCGAAGAATGGC
GAGCCGCCGCTGGATATCGCTGCGATCCCGCTGGATGATAAGAAAAGCTTCGACATGCTG
CAACGCTCGGAAACCACGGCGGTATTCCAGCTTGAATCGCGCGGCATGAAGGACCTGATC
AAGCGTCTACAACCTGACTGCTTCGAAGATATGATCGCCCTAGTGGCACTGTTCCGCCCC
GGTCCGTTGCAATCAGGGATGGTGGATAACTTTATCGACCGTAAACATGGTCGTGAAGAG
ATCTCCTATCCGGACGTACAGTGGCAGCATGAAAGCCTGAAACCGGTACTGGAGCCAACC
TACGGCATTATCCTGTATCAGGAACAGGTCATGCAGATTGCGCAGGTGCTTTCTGGTTAT
ACCCTCGGTGGCGCGGATATGCTGCGTCGTGCGATGGGTAAGAAAAAGCCGGAAGAGATG
GCTAAGCAACGTTCTGTATTTGCTGAAGGTGCAGAAAAGAACGGAATCAACGCTGAACTG
GCGATGAAAATCTTCGACCTGGTGGAGAAATTCGCTGGTTACGGATTTAACAAATCGCAC
TCTGCGGCCTATGCTTTGGTGTCATATCAAACGTTATGGCTGAAAGCGCACTATCCTGCG
GAGTTTATGGCGGCGGTAATGACCGCCGATATGGACAACACCGAGAAGGTGGTGGGTCTG
GTGGATGAGTGCTGGCGGATGGGGCTGAAAATCCTGCCACCAGATATAAACTCCGGTCTT
TACCATTTCCACGTCAACGACGACGGCGAAATCGTGTATGGTATTGGCGCGATCAAAGGG
GTCGGTGAAGGTCCGATTGAGGCCATCATCGAAGCCCGTAATAAAGGCGGCTACTTCCGC
GAACTGTTTGATCTCTGCGCCCGTACCGACACCAAAAAGTTGAACCGTCGCGTGCTGGAA
AAACTGATCATGTCCGGGGCGTTTGACCGTCTTGGGCCACATCGCGCAGCGCTGATGAAC
TCGCTGGGCGATGCGTTAAAAGCGGCAGATCAACACGCGAAAGCGGAAGCTATCGGTCAG
GCCGATATGTTCGGCGTGCTGGCCGAAGAGCCGGAACAAATTGAACAATCCTACGCCAGC
TGCCAACCGTGGCCGGAGCAGGTGGTATTAGATGGGGAACGTGAAACGTTAGGCCTGTAC
CTGACCGGACACCCTATCAACCAGTATTTAAAAGAGATTGAGCGTTATGTCGGAGGCGTA
AGGCTGAAAGACATGCACCCGACAGAACGTGGTAAAGTCATCACGGCTGCGGGGCTCGTT
GTTGCCGCGCGGGTTATGGTCACCAAGCGCGGCAATCGTATCGGTATCTGCACGCTGGAT
GACCGTTCCGGGCGGCTGGAAGTGATGTTGTTTACTGACGCCCTGGATAAATACCAGCAA
TTGCTGGAAAAAGACCGCATACTTATCGTCAGCGGACAGGTCAGCTTTGATGACTTCAGC
GGTGGGCTTAAAATGACCGCTCGCGAAGTGATGGATATTGACGAAGCCCGGGAAAAATAT
GCTCGCGGGCTTGCTATCTCGCTGACGGACAGGCAAATTGATGACCAGCTTTTAAACCGA
CTCCGTCAGTCTCTGGAACCCCACCGCTCTGGGACAATTCCAGTACATCTCTACTATCAG
AGGGCGGATGCACGCGCGCGGTTGCGTTTTGGCGCGACGTGGCGTGTCTCTCCGAGCGAT
CGTTTATTAAACGATCTCCGTGGCCTCATTGGTTCGGAGCAGGTGGAACTGGAGTTTGAC
TAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:1160
Protein Molecular Weight:129903
Protein Theoretical pI:5
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>DNA polymerase III subunit alpha
MSEPRFVHLRVHSDYSMIDGLAKTAPLVKKAAALGMPALAITDFTNLCGLVKFYGAGHGA
GIKPIVGADFNVQCDLLGDELTHLTVLAANNTGYQNLTLLISKAYQRGYGAAGPIIDRDW
LIELNEGLILLSGGRMGDVGRSLLRGNSALVDECVAFYEEHFPDRYFLELIRTGRPDEES
YLHAAVELAEARGLPVVATNDVRFIDSSDFDAHEIRVAIHDGFTLDDPKRPRNYSPQQYM
RSEEEMCELFADIPEALANTVEIAKRCNVTVRLGEYFLPQFPTGDMSTEDYLVKRAKEGL
EERLAFLFPDEEERLKRRPEYDERLETELQVINQMGFPGYFLIVMEFIQWSKDNGVPVGP
GRGSGAGSLVAYALKITDLDPLEFDLLFERFLNPERVSMPDFDVDFCMEKRDQVIEHVAD
MYGRDAVSQIITFGTMAAKAVIRDVGRVLGHPYGFVDRISKLIPPDPGMTLAKAFEAEPQ
LPEIYEADEEVKALIDMARKLEGVTRNAGKHAGGVVIAPTKITDFAPLYCDEEGKHPVTQ
FDKSDVEYAGLVKFDFLGLRTLTIINWALEMINKRRAKNGEPPLDIAAIPLDDKKSFDML
QRSETTAVFQLESRGMKDLIKRLQPDCFEDMIALVALFRPGPLQSGMVDNFIDRKHGREE
ISYPDVQWQHESLKPVLEPTYGIILYQEQVMQIAQVLSGYTLGGADMLRRAMGKKKPEEM
AKQRSVFAEGAEKNGINAELAMKIFDLVEKFAGYGFNKSHSAAYALVSYQTLWLKAHYPA
EFMAAVMTADMDNTEKVVGLVDECWRMGLKILPPDINSGLYHFHVNDDGEIVYGIGAIKG
VGEGPIEAIIEARNKGGYFRELFDLCARTDTKKLNRRVLEKLIMSGAFDRLGPHRAALMN
SLGDALKAADQHAKAEAIGQADMFGVLAEEPEQIEQSYASCQPWPEQVVLDGERETLGLY
LTGHPINQYLKEIERYVGGVRLKDMHPTERGKVITAAGLVVAARVMVTKRGNRIGICTLD
DRSGRLEVMLFTDALDKYQQLLEKDRILIVSGQVSFDDFSGGLKMTAREVMDIDEAREKY
ARGLAISLTDRQIDDQLLNRLRQSLEPHRSGTIPVHLYYQRADARARLRFGATWRVSPSD
RLLNDLRGLIGSEQVELEFD
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P10443
Uniprot Name:DPO3A_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:4902925
Ecogene ID:EG10238
Ecocyc:EG10238
ColiBase:b0184
Kegg Gene:b0184
EchoBASE ID:EB0234
CCDB:DPO3A_ECOLI
BacMap:16128177
General Reference:
  • Blattner, F. R., Plunkett, G. 3rd, Bloch, C. A., Perna, N. T., Burland, V., Riley, M., Collado-Vides, J., Glasner, J. D., Rode, C. K., Mayhew, G. F., Gregor, J., Davis, N. W., Kirkpatrick, H. A., Goeden, M. A., Rose, D. J., Mau, B., Shao, Y. (1997). "The complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli K-12." Science 277:1453-1462. Pubmed: 9278503
  • Fijalkowska, I. J., Schaaper, R. M. (1993). "Antimutator mutations in the alpha subunit of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase III: identification of the responsible mutations and alignment with other DNA polymerases." Genetics 134:1039-1044. Pubmed: 8375647
  • Hayashi, K., Morooka, N., Yamamoto, Y., Fujita, K., Isono, K., Choi, S., Ohtsubo, E., Baba, T., Wanner, B. L., Mori, H., Horiuchi, T. (2006). "Highly accurate genome sequences of Escherichia coli K-12 strains MG1655 and W3110." Mol Syst Biol 2:2006.0007. Pubmed: 16738553
  • Li, S. J., Cronan, J. E. Jr (1993). "Growth rate regulation of Escherichia coli acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase, which catalyzes the first committed step of lipid biosynthesis." J Bacteriol 175:332-340. Pubmed: 7678242
  • O'Donnell, M. (1992). "Accessory protein function in the DNA polymerase III holoenzyme from E. coli." Bioessays 14:105-111. Pubmed: 1575709
  • Tomasiewicz, H. G., McHenry, C. S. (1987). "Sequence analysis of the Escherichia coli dnaE gene." J Bacteriol 169:5735-5744. Pubmed: 3316192
  • Tomasiewicz, H. G., McHenry, C. S. (1991). "Sequence analysis of the Escherichia coli dnaE gene." J Bacteriol 173:4549. Pubmed: 2066347