MUTYH
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: MUTYH
- Official Name: mutY DNA glycosylase
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 4595
- UniProt: Q9UIF7
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a DNA glycosylase involved in oxidative DNA damage repair. The enzyme excises adenine bases from the DNA backbone at sites where adenine is inappropriately paired with guanine, cytosine, or 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine, a major oxidatively damaged DNA lesion. The protein is localized to the nucleus and mitochondria. This gene product is thought to play a role in signaling apoptosis by the introduction of single-strand breaks following oxidative damage. Mutations in this gene result in heritable predisposition to colorectal cancer, termed MUTYH-associated polyposis (MAP). Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2017].
- UniProt Summary: Involved in oxidative DNA damage repair. Initiates repair of A*oxoG to C*G by removing the inappropriately paired adenine base from the DNA backbone. Possesses both adenine and 2- OH-A DNA glycosylase activities. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10684930, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20418187, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20848659, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25820570, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26694661}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 6216
- Expression level (log2 read counts): 5.21