title: Uracil-DNA glycosylase activity from Dictyostelium discoideum.
abstract: We have isolated and partially characterized a uracil-DNA glycosylase activity from the cellular slime mold, Dictyostelium discoideum. This glycosylase has a broad pH optimum (6.5-8.5) and is fully active in 10 mM EDTA or in 5 mM Mg2+. Its molecular weight by gel filtration is about 55 000. This enzyme activity may work in concert with previously described apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease activities in the excision repair of uracil from the DNA of this lower eukaryote.
mesh_terms: D045647:DNA Glycosylases; D004023:Dictyostelium / Q000201:enzymology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009699:N-Glycosyl Hydrolases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D051981:Uracil-DNA Glycosidase
chemical_list: D045647:DNA Glycosylases; D009699:N-Glycosyl Hydrolases; D051981:Uracil-DNA Glycosidase