InterPro domain: IPR018944

DNA polymerases catalyse the addition of dNMPs onto the 3-prime ends of DNA chains. There is a general polymerase fold consisting of three subdomains that have been likened to the fingers, palm, and thumb of a right hand. This entry represents the central three-helical region of DNA polymerase lambda referred to as the F and G helices of the fingers domain. Contacts with DNA involve this conserved helix-hairpin-helix motif in the fingers region which interacts with the primer strand. This motif is common to several DNA binding proteins and confers a sequence-independent interaction with the DNA backbone [ 1 ].

1. A structural solution for the DNA polymerase lambda-dependent repair of DNA gaps with minimal homology. Mol. Cell 13, 561-72