PAPOLA, Official Symbol PAPOLAprovided by HGNC Official Full Name poly(A) polymerase alphaprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:14981 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000090060 MIM:605553; AllianceGenome:HGNC:14981 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as PAP; PAP-alpha Summary The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the poly(A) polymerase family. It is required for the addition of adenosine residues for the creation of the 3'-poly(A) tail of mRNAs. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 27.7), thyroid (RPKM 22.4) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all