UniProt functional annotation for P04303

UniProt code: P04303.

Organism: Vaccinia virus (strain Western Reserve) (VACV) (Vaccinia virus (strain WR)).
Taxonomy: Viruses; Varidnaviria; Bamfordvirae; Nucleocytoviricota; Pokkesviricetes; Chitovirales; Poxviridae; Chordopoxvirinae; Orthopoxvirus; Vaccinia virus.
 
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. Also part of a heterodimeric processivity factor which potentiates the DNA polymerase activity. Binds to DNA (By similarity). {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8291232}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Hydrolyzes single-stranded DNA or mismatched double-stranded DNA and polynucleotides, releasing free uracil.; EC=3.2.2.27;
Subunit: Homodimer (By similarity). Interacts with protein A20. Component of the Uracil-DNA glycosylase(UDG)-A20-polymerase complex; A20 and UDG form a heterodimeric processivity factor that associates with E9 to form the processive polymerase holoenzyme. {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16326701, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21572084}.
Similarity: Belongs to the uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) superfamily. UNG family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.