UniProt functional annotation for Q5KX27

UniProt code: Q5KX27.

Organism: Geobacillus kaustophilus (strain HTA426).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Geobacillus; Geobacillus thermoleovorans group.
 
Function: Endonuclease IV plays a role in DNA repair. It cleaves phosphodiester bonds at apurinic or apyrimidinic (AP) sites, generating a 3'-hydroxyl group and a 5'-terminal sugar phosphate. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00152}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Endonucleolytic cleavage to 5'-phosphooligonucleotide end- products.; EC=3.1.21.2; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00152};
Cofactor: Name=Zn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29105; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00152}; Note=Binds 3 Zn(2+) ions. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00152};
Similarity: Belongs to the AP endonuclease 2 family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00152}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.