ALKBH2
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: ALKBH2
- Official Name: alkB homolog 2, alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenase
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 121642
- UniProt: Q6NS38
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: Dioxygenase that repairs alkylated DNA and RNA containing 1-methyladenine and 3-methylcytosine by oxidative demethylation. Can also repair alkylated DNA containing 1- ethenoadenine (in vitro). Has strong preference for double- stranded DNA. Has low efficiency with single-stranded substrates. Requires molecular oxygen, alpha-ketoglutarate and iron. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12486230, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12594517, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16174769, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18432238, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18519673}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 7770
- Expression level (log2 read counts): 4.3