NameUracil-DNA glycosylase
Synonyms
  • 3.2.2.27
  • DGU
  • UDG
  • UNG1
  • UNG15
Gene NameUNG
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0007234|Uracil-DNA glycosylase
MIGQKTLYSFFSPSPARKRHAPSPEPAVQGTGVAGVPEESGDAAAIPAKKAPAGQEEPGT
PPSSPLSAEQLDRIQRNKAAALLRLAARNVPVGFGESWKKHLSGEFGKPYFIKLMGFVAE
ERKHYTVYPPPHQVFTWTQMCDIKDVKVVILGQDPYHGPNQAHGLCFSVQRPVPPPPSLE
NIYKELSTDIEDFVHPGHGDLSGWAKQGVLLLNAVLTVRAHQANSHKERGWEQFTDAVVS
WLNQNSNGLVFLLWGSYAQKKGSAIDRKRHHVLQTAHPSPLSVYRGFFGCRHFSKTNELL
QKSGKKPIDWKEL
Number of residues313
Molecular Weight34645.27
Theoretical pI9.85
GO Classification
Functions
  • damaged DNA binding
  • uracil DNA N-glycosylase activity
Processes
  • base-excision repair
  • viral process
  • base-excision repair, AP site formation
  • depyrimidination
  • positive regulation of isotype switching
  • somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes
  • somatic recombination of immunoglobulin gene segments
  • DNA repair
Components
  • nucleoplasm
  • mitochondrion
  • nucleus
General FunctionUracil dna n-glycosylase activity
Specific FunctionExcises uracil residues from the DNA which can arise as a result of misincorporation of dUMP residues by DNA polymerase or due to deamination of cytosine.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID37599
UniProtKB IDP13051
UniProtKB Entry NameUNG_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012634|Uracil-DNA glycosylase (UNG)
ATGGGCGTCTTCTGCCTTGGGCCGTGGGGGTTGGGCCGGAAGCTGCGGACGCCTGGGAAG
GGGCCGCTGCAGCTCTTGAGCCGCCTCTGCGGGGACCACTTGCAGGCCATCCCAGCCAAG
AAGGCCCCGGCTGGGCAGGAGGAGCCTGGGACGCCGCCCTCCTCGCCGCTGAGTGCCGAG
CAGTTGGACCGGATCCAGAGGAACAAGGCCGCGGCCCTGCTCAGACTCGCGGCCCGCAAC
GTGCCCGTGGGCTTTGGAGAGAGCTGGAAGAAGCACCTCAGCGGGGAGTTCGGGAAACCG
TATTTTATCAAGCTAATGGGATTTGTTGCAGAAGAAAGAAAGCATTACACTGTTTATCCA
CCCCCACACCAAGTCTTCACCTGGACCCAGATGTGTGACATAAAAGATGTGAAGGTTGTC
ATCCTGGGACAGGATCCATATCATGGACCTAATCAAGCTCACGGGCTCTGCTTTAGTGTT
CAAAGGCCTGTTCCGCCTCCGCCCAGTTTGGAGAACATTTATAAAGAGTTGTCTACAGAC
ATAGAGGATTTTGTTCATCCTGGCCATGGAGATTTATCTGGGTGGGCCAAGCAAGGTGTT
CTCCTTCTCAACGCTGTCCTCACGGTTCGTGCCCATCAAGCCAACTCTCATAAGGAGCGA
GGCTGGGAGCAGTTCACTGATGCAGTTGTGTCCTGGCTAAATCAGAACTCGAATGGCCTT
GTTTTCTTGCTCTGGGGCTCTTATGCTCAGAAGAAGGGCAGTGCCATTGATAGGAAGCGG
CACCATGTACTACAGACGGCTCATCCCTCCCCTTTGTCAGTGTATAGAGGGTTCTTTGGA
TGTAGACACTTTTCAAAGACCAATGAGCTGCTGCAGAAGTCTGGCAAGAAGCCCATTGAC
TGGAAGGAGCTGTGA
GenBank Gene IDX15653
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:12572
Chromosome Location12
Locus12q23-q24.1
References
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