UniProt functional annotation for P52026

UniProt code: P52026.

Organism: Geobacillus stearothermophilus (Bacillus stearothermophilus).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Geobacillus.
 
Function: In addition to polymerase activity, this DNA polymerase exhibits 5'-3' exonuclease activity.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=a 2'-deoxyribonucleoside 5'-triphosphate + DNA(n) = diphosphate + DNA(n+1); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:22508, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:11130, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:11131, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:61560, ChEBI:CHEBI:83828; EC=2.7.7.7;
Biophysicochemical properties: Temperature dependence: Optimum temperature is 65 degrees Celsius.;
Subunit: Single-chain monomer with multiple functions.
Miscellaneous: The enzyme from this organism does not have any 3'-5' exonuclease activity. The subtilisin large fragment (residues 289-876) has wild-type polymerase activity but no 5'-3' exonuclease activity.
Similarity: Belongs to the DNA polymerase type-A family. {ECO:0000305}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAA85558.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.