Poli - polymerase (DNA directed), iota

Enables DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to UV-C and translesion synthesis. Predicted to be located in cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granule and nuclear speck. Is expressed in brain; metanephros; primary spermatocyte; spermatid; and testis. Orthologous to human POLI (DNA polymerase iota). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]