The synthesis of a short nucleotide polymer using one strand of unwound DNA as a template. The product is usually a RNA molecule between 4-15 nucleotides long that provides a free 3'-OH that can be extended by DNA-directed DNA polymerases. In certain conditions, for example in response to DNA damage, some primases synthesize a DNA primer.
DNA strand elongation involved in DNA replication +
DNA unwinding involved in DNA replication +
DNA-dependent DNA replication DNA ligation +
DNA-templated DNA replication maintenance of fidelity +
DNA-templated transcription +
DNA-templated transcription elongation +
DNA-templated transcription initiation +
DNA-templated transcription termination +
DNA-templated transcriptional start site selection +
maintenance of transcriptional fidelity during transcription elongation +
mitochondrial DNA replication +
negative regulation of DNA-templated DNA replication +
negative regulation of RNA biosynthetic process +
plastid DNA replication
positive regulation of DNA-templated DNA replication +
positive regulation of RNA biosynthetic process +
pre-replicative complex assembly +
promoter clearance during DNA-templated transcription +
regulation of DNA-templated DNA replication +
regulation of RNA biosynthetic process +
replication of extrachromosomal circular DNA
RNA processing +
RNA-templated transcription +
rolling circle DNA replication
theta DNA replication
viral RNA genome replication +
Synonyms
Narrow Synonyms:
DNA priming
;
DNA replication, synthesis of DNA primer
;
DNA replication, synthesis of RNA primer