| UniProt functional annotation for P29372 | |||
| UniProt code: P29372. |
| Organism: | Homo sapiens (Human). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo. | |
| Function: | Hydrolysis of the deoxyribose N-glycosidic bond to excise 3- methyladenine, and 7-methylguanine 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; | |
| Activity regulation: | Binding to SSBP1 in mitochondria inhibits glycosylase activity in the context of a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), but not a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) substrates. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23290262}. | |
| Subunit: | Binds MBD1. Binds SSBP1. | |
| Subcellular location: | Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23290262}. Mitochondrion matrix, mitochondrion nucleoid {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23290262}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23290262}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the DNA glycosylase MPG family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.