Gene: POLI
Alternate names for this Gene: RAD30B|RAD3OB|eta2
Gene Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is an error-prone DNA polymerase involved in DNA repair. The encoded protein promotes DNA synthesis across lesions in the template DNA, which other polymerases cannot do. The encoded polymerase inserts deoxynucleotides across lesions and then relies on DNA polymerase zeta to extend the nascent DNA strand to bypass the lesion.
Gene is located in Chromosome: 18
Location in Chromosome : 18q21.2
Description of this Gene: DNA polymerase iota
Type of Gene: protein-coding