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. 1979 Jul 25;6(10):3341–3352. doi: 10.1093/nar/6.10.3341

Further studies on partially purified calf thymus DNA polymerase a.

K McKune, A M Holmes
PMCID: PMC327937  PMID: 482129

Abstract

Attempts to prevent the urea conversion of a 200-230,000 molecular weight DNA polymerase alpha to a 150-170,000 molecular weight form by the inclusion of protease inhibitors have not been successful. No other method has been found capable of dissociating a 50-70,000 fragment or subunit from the DNA polymerase subunit. Addition of this 50-70,000 subunit to the polymerase subunit does not aid the binding of the enzyme to DNA, but does have an effect on the utilisation of synthetic template-initiator complexes by the polymerase subunit.

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