Pola1 - DNA polymerase alpha 1, catalytic subunit

Enables DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity; double-stranded DNA binding activity; and nucleotide binding activity. Involved in DNA biosynthetic process and DNA replication. Part of alpha DNA polymerase:primase complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Van Esch-O'Driscoll syndrome and X-linked reticulate pigmentary disorder. Orthologous to human POLA1 (DNA polymerase alpha 1, catalytic subunit). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]