aag
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hypoxanthine-DNA glycosylase, general stress protein, required for protection against paraquat stress
Locus
BSU_38620
Molecular weight
21.98 kDa
Isoelectric point
6.12
Function
DNA repair, survival of stress conditions
Product
hypoxanthine-DNA glycosylase
Essential
no
Synonyms
aag, yxlJ
Outlinks
Genomic Context
Categories containing this gene/protein
List of homologs in different organisms, belongs to COG2094 (Galperin et al., 2021)
This gene is a member of the following regulons
Gene
Coordinates
3,964,278 3,964,868
Phenotypes of a mutant
increased sensitivity of sporulating cells to the genotoxic effects of MMS PubMed
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
binds to 8-oxoG, abasic, and RNA base DNA lesions PubMed
removes hypoxanthine, 3-alkylated purines, and 1,N6-ethenoadenine from DNA; hypoxanthine and 1,N6-ethenoadenine are the preferred substrates PubMed
protects sporulating cells from cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of MMS PubMed
Protein family
DNA glycosylase MPG family (single member, according to UniProt)
Structure
3QI5 (PDB) (the human enzyme in complex with DNA, 33% identity) PubMed
forespore PubMed
Expression and Regulation
Operons
Biological materials
Mutant
MGNA-B756 (yxlJ::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan
References
Reviews
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