A primosome is a complex of seven
proteins:
DnaG primase,
DnaB helicase,
DnaC helicase assistant,
DnaT,
PriA, 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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The mobile complex of helicase and primase that is involved in DNA replication.