Polymerase (DNA directed) nu is a protein in humans that is encoded by the POLN gene.[1] It is a family ADNA polymerase,[2] considered to be the least effective of the polymerase enzymes.[3] However, DNA polymerase nu plays an active role in homology repair during cellular responses to crosslinks, fulfilling its role in a complex with helicase.[3]
↑Marini F, Kim N, Schuffert A, Wood RD (August 2003). "POLN, a nuclear PolA family DNA polymerase homologous to the DNA cross-link sensitivity protein Mus308". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (34): 32014–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M305646200. PMID12794064.
Marini F, Kim N, Schuffert A, Wood RD (August 2003). "POLN, a nuclear PolA family DNA polymerase homologous to the DNA cross-link sensitivity protein Mus308". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (34): 32014–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M305646200. PMID12794064.