ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta2010
DNA polymerase family X: function, structure, and cellular roles.
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- Engineering a Virus-Derived X Family DNA Polymerase FvPolX for de novo DNA Synthesis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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- Diversity and distribution of bacterial DNA polymerases.Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
- Aspergillus fumigatus PolX1 is an early ancestor of vertebrate terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferases.Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
- Dirty Ends: Formation, Repair, and Biological Relevance of Non-Canonical DNA Terminal Structures.Genes · 2025Review
- Translesion synthesis and microhomology-mediated end-joining repair in trypanosomatids.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Review
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- Biosecurity Primitive: Polymerase X-based Genetic Physical Unclonable Functions.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase: Properties and applications.Engineering microbiology · 2025Review
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- Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA polymerase IV overcomes Rad51 inhibition of DNA polymerase δ in Rad52-mediated direct-repeat recombination.Nucleic acids research · 2023Article
- Status of Phytotoxins Isolated from Necrotrophic Fungi Causing Diseases on Grain Legumes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Noncanonical prokaryotic X family DNA polymerases lack polymerase activity and act as exonucleases.Nucleic acids research · 2022Article
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Abstract
The X family of DNA polymerases in eukaryotic cells consists of terminal transferase and DNA polymerases beta, lambda, and mu. These enzymes have similar structural portraits, yet different biochemical properties, especially in their interactions with DNA. None of these enzymes possesses a proofreading subdomain, and their intrinsic fidelity of DNA synthesis is much lower than that of a polymerase that functions in cellular DNA replication. In this review, we discuss the similarities and differences of three members of Family X: polymerases beta, lambda, and mu. We focus on biochemical mechanisms, structural variation, fidelity and lesion bypass mechanisms, and cellular roles. Remarkably, although these enzymes have similar three-dimensional structures, their biochemical properties and cellular functions differ in important ways that impact cellular function.
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