Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP00447
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name DNA-(apurinic or apyrimidinic site) lyase
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name APEX1
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Replication, recombination and repair
Specific Function Multifunctional protein that plays a central role in the cellular response to oxidative stress. The two major activities of APEX1 are DNA repair and redox regulation of transcriptional factors. Functions as a apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endodeoxyribonuclease in the DNA base excision repair (BER) pathway of DNA lesions induced by oxidative and alkylating agents. Initiates repair of AP sites in DNA by catalyzing hydrolytic incision of the phosphodiester backbone immediately adjacent to the damage, generating a single-strand break with 5'-deoxyribose phosphate and 3'-hydroxyl ends. Does also incise at AP sites in the DNA strand of DNA/RNA hybrids, single-stranded DNA regions of R-loop structures, and single-stranded RNA molecules. Has a 3'-5' exoribonuclease activity on mismatched deoxyribonucleotides at the 3' termini of nicked or gapped DNA molecules during short-patch BER. Possesses a DNA 3' phosphodiesterase activity capable of removing lesions (such as phosphoglycolate) blocking the 3' side of DNA strand breaks. May also play a role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression by participating in DNA demethylation. Acts as a loading factor for POLB onto non-incised AP sites in DNA and stimulates the 5'-terminal deoxyribose 5'-phosphate (dRp) excision activity of POLB. Plays a role in the protection from granzymes-mediated cellular repair leading to cell death. Also involved in the DNA cleavage step of class switch recombination (CSR). On the other hand, APEX1 also exerts reversible nuclear redox activity to regulate DNA binding affinity and transcriptional activity of transcriptional factors by controlling the redox status of their DNA-binding domain, such as the FOS/JUN AP-1 complex after exposure to IR. Involved in calcium-dependent down-regulation of parathyroid hormone (PTH) expression by binding to negative calcium response elements (nCaREs). Together with HNRNPL or the dimer XRCC5/XRCC6, associates with nCaRE, acting as an activator of transcriptional repression. Stimulates the YBX1-mediated MDR1 promoter activity, when acetylated at Lys-6 and Lys-7, leading to drug resistance. Acts also as an endoribonuclease involved in the control of single-stranded RNA metabolism. Plays a role in regulating MYC mRNA turnover by preferentially cleaving in between UA and CA dinucleotides of the MYC coding region determinant (CRD). In association with NMD1, plays a role in the rRNA quality control process during cell cycle progression. Associates, together with YBX1, on the MDR1 promoter. Together with NPM1, associates with rRNA. Binds DNA and RNA (By similarity).
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 10
Locus Not Available
SNPs APEX1
Gene Sequence
>957 bp
ATGCCGAAACGTGGGAAAAAGGGAGCGGTGGTCGAAGACGCGGAAGAGCCCAAGACTGAG
CCAGAGGCGAAGAAGAGTAAGGCAGGAGCGAAAAAGAACGAAAAAGAGGCAGTAGGAGAG
GGCGCAGTTCTGTATGAAGACCCCCCAGATCAGAAAACCTCACCCAGTGGCAAATCAGCC
ACACTCAAGATCTGCTCGTGGAATGTGGATGGGCTTCGAGCCTGGATTAAGAAGAAAGGT
TTAGATTGGGTAAAGGAAGAAGCCCCAGACATCCTGTGCCTCCAAGAGACGAAATGTTCA
GAGAACAAACTACCAGTTGAACTTCAAGAACTGTCTGGATTGTCCCATCAGTACTGGTCA
GCTCCTTCAGACAAGGAAGGGTACAGTGGTGTGGGCCTCCTCTCCCGCCAGTGCCCACTC
AAAGTCTCTTATGGCATTGGTGAGGAAGAACATGATCAGGAAGGCCGAGTGATTGTGGCT
GAATATGACGCATTTGTGCTGGTGACAGCCTATGTGCCTAATGCAGGCCGAGGTCTGGTG
CGCCTGGAGTATCGCCAGCGCTGGGATGAAGCTTTTCGCAAATTCCTGAAGGGTTTGGCA
TCCCGCAAGCCCCTTGTGCTATGTGGGGACCTCAATGTGGCTCATGAAGAAATTGACCTT
CGCAACCCGAAGGGAAATAAAAAGAATGCTGGCTTCACTCCACAAGAGCGGCAGGGCTTC
GGGGAATTGCTGCAGGCTGTGCCACTCACTGACAGTTTCCGGCATCTCTACCCCAACACC
GCCTATGCCTACACCTTCTGGACCTATATGATGAATGCGCGATCCAAAAACGTTGGTTGG
CGCCTTGATTATTTTTTGTTATCTCAGTCTGTGTTGCCTGCATTGTGTGACAGTAAAATC
CGTTCCAAGGCTCTGGGCAGTGACCACTGTCCCATTACCCTATACCTAGCTCTGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 318
Molecular Weight 35570.0
Theoretical pI 8.25
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>DNA-(apurinic or apyrimidinic site) lyase
MPKRGKKGAVVEDAEEPKTEPEAKKSKAGAKKNEKEAVGEGAVLYEDPPDQKTSPSGKSA
TLKICSWNVDGLRAWIKKKGLDWVKEEAPDILCLQETKCSENKLPVELQELSGLSHQYWS
APSDKEGYSGVGLLSRQCPLKVSYGIGEEEHDQEGRVIVAEYDAFVLVTAYVPNAGRGLV
RLEYRQRWDEAFRKFLKGLASRKPLVLCGDLNVAHEEIDLRNPKGNKKNAGFTPQERQGF
GELLQAVPLTDSFRHLYPNTAYAYTFWTYMMNARSKNVGWRLDYFLLSQSVLPALCDSKI
RSKALGSDHCPITLYLAL
GenBank ID Protein CAA40014.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P23196
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name APEX1_BOVIN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID X56685
GeneCard ID APEX1
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available