D402A : Biochemical assays

The D402A substitution in human POLD1 and the analogous substitutions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pol3 (D407A) and mouse Pold1 (D400A) eliminate the exonuclease activity. Data with human POLD1-D402A also indicates an increased rate of DNA synthesis errors in vitro.

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