UniProt functional annotation for Q9RWH9

UniProt code: Q9RWH9.

Organism: Deinococcus radiodurans (strain ATCC 13939 / DSM 20539 / JCM 16871 / LMG 4051 / NBRC 15346 / NCIMB 9279 / R1 / VKM B-1422).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Deinococcales; Deinococcaceae; Deinococcus.
 
Function: Excises 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. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00148}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Hydrolyzes single-stranded DNA or mismatched double-stranded DNA and polynucleotides, releasing free uracil.; EC=3.2.2.27; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00148};
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00148}.
Similarity: Belongs to the uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) superfamily. UNG family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00148}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.