Class Primase

DNA Primase - Synthesizes RNA primers for DNA polymerase initiation.

Hierarchy (view full)

Enzyme
- Primase

Index

Constructors

Properties

isActive position type

Methods

advance canOperate getSpeed moveTo setActive synthesizePrimer toString

Constructors

constructor

new Primase(position, isActive?): Primase
Parameters
- position: number
- isActive: boolean = true
Returns Primase
Overrides Enzyme.constructor
- Defined in src/model/replication/enzyme/Primase.ts:20

Properties

isActive

isActive: boolean = true

Whether enzyme is currently active

position

position: number

Current position of the enzyme (0-based)

`Readonly` type

type: EnzymeType

Type of enzyme

Methods

advance

advance(distance): number
Advances the enzyme by the specified distance.
Parameters
- distance: number
  Distance to advance in base pairs
Returns number
New position
Inherited from Enzyme.advance
- Defined in src/model/replication/enzyme/Enzyme.ts:52

canOperate

canOperate(position): boolean
Checks if this enzyme can operate at the given position.
Parameters
- position: number
  Position to check
Returns boolean
True if enzyme can operate at this position
Overrides Enzyme.canOperate
- Defined in src/model/replication/enzyme/Primase.ts:29

getSpeed

getSpeed(organism): number
Gets the operating speed of this enzyme for the given organism.
Parameters
- organism: OrganismProfile
  Organism profile for speed calculation
Returns number
Speed in base pairs per second
Overrides Enzyme.getSpeed
- Defined in src/model/replication/enzyme/Primase.ts:24

moveTo

moveTo(position): void
Moves the enzyme to a specific position.
Parameters
- position: number
Returns void
Inherited from Enzyme.moveTo
- Defined in src/model/replication/enzyme/Enzyme.ts:70

setActive

setActive(active): void
Sets the enzyme's active state.
Parameters
- active: boolean
Returns void
Inherited from Enzyme.setActive
- Defined in src/model/replication/enzyme/Enzyme.ts:63

synthesizePrimer

synthesizePrimer(primerLength, strand): ReplicationEvent
Synthesizes an RNA primer.
Parameters
- primerLength: number
  Length of primer to synthesize
- strand: "leading" | "lagging"
  Which strand the primer is for
Returns ReplicationEvent
Replication event for primer synthesis
- Defined in src/model/replication/enzyme/Primase.ts:41

toString

toString(): string
Gets a string representation of this enzyme.

Returns string
Inherited from Enzyme.toString
- Defined in src/model/replication/enzyme/Enzyme.ts:80