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Details on Person UniProt:F5HIN0 ORF56

Class:IdReferenceGeneProduct:9973296
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_displayNameUniProt:F5HIN0 ORF56
_timestamp2026-02-20 22:02:56
chainchain:1-843
checksum89248BFCB7DBAB0E
commentFUNCTION Essential component of the helicase/primase complex. Unwinds the DNA at the replication forks and generates single-stranded DNA for both leading and lagging strand synthesis. The primase initiates primer synthesis and thereby produces large amount of short RNA primers on the lagging strand that the polymerase elongates using dNTPs.SUBUNIT Associates with the helicase and the primase-associated factor to form the helicase-primase factor.SUBCELLULAR LOCATION Requires the presence of the primase associated factor to properly localize in the host cell nucleus.SIMILARITY Belongs to the herpesviridae DNA primase family.
created[InstanceEdit:9973335] Orlic-Milacic, Marija, 2025-11-14
descriptionrecommendedName: fullName evidence="1"DNA primase ecNumber evidence="1"2.7.7.-
geneNameORF56
identifierF5HIN0
isSequenceChangedFALSE
keywordATP-binding
DNA replication
Helicase
Host nucleus
Hydrolase
Metal-binding
Nucleotide-binding
Reference proteome
Transferase
Zinc
Zinc-finger
modified[InstanceEdit:9983091] Weiser, Joel, 2026-02-20
nameORF56
referenceDatabase[ReferenceDatabase:2] UniProt
secondaryIdentifierPRIM_HHV8P
sequenceLength843
species[Species:2671781] Human herpesvirus 8
(referenceEntity)[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:9973225] ORF56 [nucleoplasm] [Human herpesvirus 8]
[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:9981622] ORF56 [cytosol] [Human herpesvirus 8]
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