| 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.