Recombinant Human SMUG1 protein (GST tag N-Terminus)
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Recombinant Human SMUG1 protein (GST tag N-Terminus) is a Human Full Length protein, in the 1 to 177 aa range, expressed in Wheat germ, suitable for SDS-PAGE, ELISA, WB.
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Single-strand selective monofunctional uracil DNA glycosylase, SMUG1
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SDS-PAGE - Recombinant Human SMUG1 protein (GST tag N-Terminus) (AB132162)
12.5% SDS-PAGE analysis of ab132162 stained with Coomassie Blue.
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Properties and storage information
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Supplementary information
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Biological function summary
The process of DNA metabolism relies heavily on mechanisms related to the SMUG1 enzyme. As part of the DNA repair machinery it identifies and excises uracil bases from DNA which result from deamination of cytosine or misincorporation during DNA synthesis. SMUG1 does not function within a larger protein complex but interacts dynamically with other repair proteins like AP endonucleases. This activity helps maintain genomic stability by preventing mutations that could arise from uracil incorporation.
Pathways
SMUG1 contributes importantly to the base excision repair pathway an important process for DNA maintenance. This pathway addresses small non-helix-distorting base lesions such as deaminated oxidized or alkylated bases. Within this pathway SMUG1's activity aligns with other glycosylases and the APEX1 protein which processes the abasic sites left after SMUG1 removes uracil. Furthermore SMUG1's function supports the overall cellular DNA damage response signaling when repair and further processing are necessary.
Specifications
Form
Liquid
General info
Function
Recognizes base lesions in the genome and initiates base excision DNA repair. Acts as a monofunctional DNA glycosylase specific for uracil (U) residues in DNA with a preference for single-stranded DNA substrates. The activity is greater toward mismatches (U/G) compared to matches (U/A). Excises uracil (U), 5-formyluracil (fU) and uracil derivatives bearing an oxidized group at C5 [5-hydroxyuracil (hoU) and 5-hydroxymethyluracil (hmU)] in ssDNA and dsDNA, but not analogous cytosine derivatives (5-hydroxycytosine and 5-formylcytosine), nor other oxidized bases. The activity is damage-specific and salt-dependent. The substrate preference is the following : ssDNA > dsDNA (G pair) = dsDNA (A pair) at low salt concentration, and dsDNA (G pair) > dsDNA (A pair) > ssDNA at high salt concentration.
Sequence similarities
Belongs to the uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) superfamily. SMUG1 family.
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