UniProt functional annotation for Q7SIG7

UniProt code: Q7SIG7.

Organism: Desulfurococcus sp. (strain Tok).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Crenarchaeota; Thermoprotei; Desulfurococcales; Desulfurococcaceae; Desulfurococcus; unclassified Desulfurococcus.
 
Function: Thermostable DNA polymerase. In addition to polymerase activity, this DNA polymerase exhibits 3' to 5' exonuclease activity. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8663453}.
 
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; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:8663453};
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:10545321}; Note=Binds 2 magnesium ions. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10545321};
Activity regulation: DNA polymerase activity strongly inhibited by uracil-containing oligonucleotides. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8663453}.
Similarity: Belongs to the DNA polymerase type-B family. {ECO:0000255}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.