A specialized RNA polymerase that synthesizes short stretches of RNA used as primers for DNA synthesis.
an enzyme that generates an RNA sequence that serves as a starting point or primer for synthesis of the new DNA chain
An DNA-dependent RNA polymerase function that synthesizes a short RNA primer used during DNA replication by DNA polymerase. Primase does not require a primer, only a template.
An enzyme that makes RNA primers during DNA replication.
a enzyme which adds RNA primer to the beginning of a new strand (one primer on the leading strand and one primer per Okazaki fragment.
DNA primase is a form of RNA polymerase and a product of the dna G gene. In bacteria, primase binds to the DNA helicase forming a complex called the primosome. Primase is activated by DNA helicase where it then synthesizes a short RNA primer approximately 11 ±1 nucleotides long, to which new nucleotides can be added by DNA polymerase.