Primosome

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Primosome
A primosome is a complex of seven proteinsDnaG primaseDnaB helicaseDnaC helicase assistant, DnaTPriA, Pri B, and PriC. The primosome creates RNA primers on single stranded DNA during DNA replication. The primosome is utilized once on the leading strand of DNA and repeatedly, initiating each Okazaki fragment, on the lagging DNA strand. Initially the complex formed by PriA, PriB, and PriC binds to DNA. Then the DnaB-DnaC helicase complex attaches along with DnaT. This structure is referred to as the pre-primosome. Finally, DnaG will bind to the pre-primosome forming a complete primosome. The primosome attaches 1-10 RNA nucleotides to the single stranded DNA creating a DNA-RNA hybrid. This sequence of RNA is used as a primer to initiate DNA polymerase III. The RNA bases are ultimately replaced with DNA bases by RNase H nuclease, DNA polymerase I, and DNA Ligase.
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Primosome
The mobile complex of helicase and primase that is involved in DNA replication.


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