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DNA polymerase kappa

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

DNA polymerase kappa is a DNA polymerase that in humans is encoded by the POLK gene. It is involved in translesion synthesis.[4][5][6]

AliasesPOLK, DINB1, DINP, POLQ, polymerase (DNA) kappa, DNA polymerase kappa
External IDsOMIM: 605650; MGI: 1349767; GeneCards: POLK
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POLK
Identifiers
AliasesPOLK, DINB1, DINP, POLQ, polymerase (DNA) kappa, DNA polymerase kappa
External IDsOMIM: 605650; MGI: 1349767; GeneCards: POLK
Available structures
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Enzyme activity
EC #BRENDAExPASyKEGGMetaCyc
2.7.7.7
Orthologs
DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_016218
NM_001345921
NM_001345922

NM_012048

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001332850
NP_001332851
NP_057302
NP_057302.1

NP_001334531
NP_001334532
NP_001334533
NP_001334535
NP_036178

Location (UCSC)Chr 5: 75.51 – 75.6 Mbn/a
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