DNA primase

UniProtKB accession:  P04520

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UniProtKB description:  Synthesizes short RNA primers for the lagging strand DNA replication (PubMed:2422175, PubMed:3038901, PubMed:11735390, PubMed:22869700). The primase synthesizes short RNA primers on the lagging strand that the polymerase elongates using dNTPs (PubMed:2422175, PubMed:3038901). Recognizes two trinucleotide sequences 5'-GTT-3' and 5'-GCT-3' in vitro, but uses only the first as the priming site in vivo (PubMed:2422175).