MeSH definition : A highly error-prone DNA polymerase. It is a member of the Y-family of DNA polymerases
that are DNA DAMAGE tolerant and involved in translesion DNA synthesis. DNA polymerase
iota is an orthologue of yeast Rad30. Its replication fidelity is template dependent
and favors Hoogsteen base-pairing at its active site.;
A highly error-prone DNA polymerase. It is a member of the Y-family of DNA polymerases
that are DNA DAMAGE tolerant and involved in translesion DNA synthesis. DNA polymerase
iota is an orthologue of yeast Rad30. Its replication fidelity is template dependent
and favors Hoogsteen base-pairing at its active site.