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dnaQ is a protein required for DNA replication in bacteria. It is the ε (epsilon) subunit of the DNA polymerase III holoenzyme. The ε subunits' role is to remove misincorporated bases from DNA.

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  1. Huang Y, Braithwaite DK, Ito J. Evolution of dnaQ, the gene encoding the editing 3' to 5' exonuclease subunit of DNA polymerase III holoenzyme in Gram-negative bacteria. FEBS Lett. 1997 Jan 2;400(1):94-8.

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DNA replication (comparing prokaryotic to eukaryotic)
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G1 phase
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Replication
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