XB-FEAT-969074

prim1

This is the community wiki page for the gene prim1 please feel free to add any information that is relevant to this gene that is not already captured elsewhere in Xenbase.

nomenclature changes

undated change Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 5557. From primase, DNA, polypeptide 1 (49kDa) to primase (DNA) subunit 1

08/15/2017 Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 5557. From primase (DNA) subunit 1 to DNA primase subunit 1

summary from NCBI

The replication of DNA in eukaryotic cells is carried out by a complex chromosomal replication apparatus, in which DNA polymerase alpha and primase are two key enzymatic components. Primase, which is a heterodimer of a small subunit and a large subunit, synthesizes small RNA primers for the Okazaki fragments made during discontinuous DNA replication. The protein encoded by this gene is the small, 49 kDa primase subunit. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]