UniProt functional annotation for Q96YD0

UniProt code: Q96YD0.

Organism: Sulfurisphaera tokodaii (strain DSM 16993 / JCM 10545 / NBRC 100140 / 7) (Sulfolobus tokodaii).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Crenarchaeota; Thermoprotei; Sulfolobales; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfurisphaera.
 
Function: Removes uracil bases that are present in DNA as a result of either deamination of cytosine or misincorporation of dUMP instead of dTMP. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26318717}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Hydrolyzes single-stranded DNA or mismatched double-stranded DNA and polynucleotides, releasing free uracil.; EC=3.2.2.27; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:26318717};
Similarity: Belongs to the uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) superfamily. Type 4 (UDGa) family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.