CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Uracil-DNA glycosylase-like domain
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.2.2.27
Uracil-DNA glycosylase.
based on mapping to UniProt P10186
Hydrolyzes single-stranded DNA or mismatched double-stranded DNA and polynucleotides, releasing free uracil.
-!- Uracil-DNA glycosylases are widespread enzymes that are found in all living organisms. -!- Uracil-DNA glycosylase (EC 3.2.2.27) and double-stranded uracil-DNA glycosylase (EC 3.2.2.28) form a central part of the DNA-repair machinery since they initiate the DNA base-excision repair pathway by hydrolyzing the N-glycosidic bond between uracil and the deoxyribose sugar thereby catalyzing the removal of mis-incorporated uracil from DNA.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P10186
UNG_HHV11
Human alphaherpesvirus 1 strain 17
Uracil-DNA glycosylase

PDB Structure

PDB 1LAU
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
The structural basis of specific base-excision repair by uracil-DNA glycosylase.
Savva, R., McAuley-Hecht, K., Brown, T., Pearl, L.
Nature