UniProt functional annotation for P04395

UniProt code: P04395.

Organism: Escherichia coli (strain K12).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia.
 
Function: Hydrolysis of the deoxyribose N-glycosidic bond to excise 3- methyladenine, 3-methylguanine, 7-methylguanine, O2-methylthymine, and O2-methylcytosine from the damaged DNA polymer formed by alkylation lesions.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Hydrolysis of alkylated DNA, releasing 3-methyladenine, 3- methylguanine, 7-methylguanine and 7-methyladenine.; EC=3.2.2.21;
Subunit: Monomer.
Induction: Up-regulated by methylated Ada in response to the exposure to alkylating agents.
Similarity: Belongs to the alkylbase DNA glycosidase AlkA family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.