FEATURES

DESCRIPTION

Also known as LIGD_PSEAE, ligD. With Ku probably forms a non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) repair enzyme, which repairs dsDNA breaks (DSB) with reduced fidelity. Acts as a DNA ligase on singly nicked dsDNA, fills dsDNA gaps (3- or 4- nucleotide gaps, prefers a 5'-phosphate at the gap distal end, prefers dNTPs over rNTPs) (PubMed:20018881), has DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity (templated primer extension) and DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity (PubMed:15897197), adds 1 or 2 non-templated rNTP (or less well dNTP) to ssDNA or blunt-end dsDNA (primer extension). Has 3' resection activity, removing 3'-rNMPs from DNA using its 3'-ribonuclease and 3'-phosphatase activities sequentially. Resection requires a 2'-OH in the penultimate nucleoside position (i.e. a ribo- not deoxyribonucleoside) (PubMed:15897197), although the 3'-phosphatase activity does not, and its specific activity is 16-fold higher on a DNA substrate (PubMed:16046407). On appropriate substrates will extend a DNA primer to the end of the template strand and then incorporate a non-templated nucleotide., The preference of the polymerase domain for rNTPs over dNTPs may be advantageous in quiescent cells where the dNTP pool may be limiting. Monomer. Interacts with Ku (By similarity).

EXTERNAL LINKS

ligD

Mutations

Mutation(s) distribution

Mutations table