Protein
DNA replication helicase
Organism
Psittacid herpesvirus 1 (isolate Amazon parrot/-/97-0001/1997)
Function
Component of the helicase/primase complex. Unwinds the DNA at the replication forks and generates single-stranded DNA for both leading and lagging strand synthesis. The primase synthesizes short RNA primers on the lagging strand that the polymerase elongates using dNTPs. Possesses helicase-like motifs and therefore may act as the helicase subunit of the complex.
Similarity
Belongs to the herpesviridae helicase family.
Sequence
MAEDRGTRLWQFPDHVYLNFTAMHGIQHVVDRISSLAEESVTPAERPPLSWFEAVARADSPDEVPPRELPFRVYLITGNAGSGKSTCIQALTEMLNCVTTGSTRVAALNVFTKLSSAYTSPAIQTIFHDFGFKGSHVQAVLGKFKYPKQPDPKSLVDAQMSDLYYYWDVLKDIANKVVEGGLPETMRVLLSLELKSGKPFTDAAPFLSAATPALIRSNVVLIDEAGVLGKHILTAVVFSWWLHNALWQTRRYAEGKVPVIVCIGSPTQTDAMESVFEHSTLRHLVSNKTNILSHLIRSSEMAERMNLNRNWTIFINNKRCTEQDFGNVLKAFEFGLPMNEGHARFLDQFVVSESYIKDPSKLPGWTRLFASHDDVKVYMSRLHANLRARRSDKFKVFVLPIYTVVSLEAFDKYKELTGQTSLTMEKWLTANASRLGNYSQSRDLDVTTPRFEYGTADGKKFALITTDASHVLNSQISVTKRVKKLVFGFEGSFGDFAAVLSEDTFFKKHGEDHVEFAYRFIAALLFSGMIAFYDFLRTEGLPQDKVDAAYSRLQAVTADLLAATHEQLGIAAAAGAQTGSGARRSRNADAFAFDDDASEEVTDAELDDLFGAMTDNSMDAFYLNYEKLPADAHGQEIFFHFDMLKRLFSERYDALSGLFGKTFTSAPFRTFVGQASFNGSNAFVSSFSGGILSFTSQTDAYTLRGVTRAPVPCFVDELFRGRDWAAAILRETDMPRVVVSDSMGFVSVINHNMSTFVDNVSGEELQMAATVDHGISSNLAMTITRSQGLGLDRVAICFATSQLKLNTAYVAMSRVTSCRYLRMNVNPLRTHYEDTRRVSAHILAALRCKDVKLVY