UniProt functional annotation for P06766

UniProt code: P06766.

Organism: Rattus norvegicus (Rat).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus.
 
Function: Repair polymerase that plays a key role in base-excision repair. Has 5'-deoxyribose-5-phosphate lyase (dRP lyase) activity that removes the 5' sugar phosphate and also acts as a DNA polymerase that adds one nucleotide to the 3' end of the arising single-nucleotide gap. Conducts 'gap-filling' DNA synthesis in a stepwise distributive fashion rather than in a processive fashion as for other DNA polymerases.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=a 2'-deoxyribonucleoside 5'-triphosphate + DNA(n) = diphosphate + DNA(n+1); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:22508, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:11130, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:11131, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:61560, ChEBI:CHEBI:83828; EC=2.7.7.7;
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Note=Binds 2 magnesium ions per subunit.;
Subunit: Interacts with APEX1, HUWE1/ARF-BP1, STUB1/CHIP and USP47 (By similarity). Monomer. Interacts with FAM168A (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P06746}.
Subcellular location: Nucleus. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Note=Cytoplasmic in normal conditions. Translocates to the nucleus following DNA damage (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Domain: Residues 239-252 form a flexible loop which appears to affect the polymerase fidelity.
Ptm: Methylation by PRMT6 stimulates the polymerase activity by enhancing DNA binding and processivity. {ECO:0000250}.
Ptm: Ubiquitinated at Lys-41, Lys-61 and Lys-81: monoubiquitinated by HUWE1/ARF-BP1. Monoubiquitinated protein is then the target of STUB1/CHIP, which catalyzes polyubiquitination from monoubiquitin, leading to degradation by the proteasome. USP47 mediates the deubiquitination of monoubiquitinated protein, preventing polyubiquitination by STUB1/CHIP and its subsequent degradation (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Similarity: Belongs to the DNA polymerase type-X family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.