| 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.