UniProt functional annotation for P06746

UniProt code: P06746.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
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. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11805079, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21362556, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9207062, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9572863}.
 
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; Evidence={ECO:0000250}; Note=Binds 2 magnesium ions per subunit. {ECO:0000250};
Subunit: Monomer. Interacts with APEX1, HUWE1/ARF-BP1, STUB1/CHIP and USP47. Interacts with FAM168A (PubMed:25260657). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12517346, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21362556, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25260657, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8841119, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8841120, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9207062, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9287163}.
Subcellular location: Nucleus. Cytoplasm. Note=Cytoplasmic in normal conditions. Translocates to the nucleus following DNA damage.
Domain: Residues 239-252 form a flexible loop which appears to affect the polymerase fidelity. {ECO:0000250}.
Ptm: Methylation by PRMT6 stimulates the polymerase activity by enhancing DNA binding and processivity. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16600869}.
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. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19713937, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21362556}.
Similarity: Belongs to the DNA polymerase type-X family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.