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SMUG1

Single-strand selective monofunctional uracil DNA glycosylase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SMUG1 gene. SMUG1 is a glycosylase that removes uracil from single- and double-stranded DNA in nuclear chromatin, thus contributing to base excision repair.

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Aliases
SMUG1, FDG, HMUDG, UNG3, single-strand-selective monofunctional uracil-DNA glycosylase 1
Band
15|15 F3
Bgee
secondary oocyte · primary oocyte · neural layer of retina · tail of embryo · zygote
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 15 (mouse)
Databases
NCBI: entry; OMA: entry

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SMUG1

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Edges16
Triples84
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.117647
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Gene ontology · 14
SMUG1 → base-excision repair, cellular response to DNA damage stimulus, depyrimidination, DNA binding, DNA N-glycosylase activity, DNA repair, hydrolase activity, nucleolus, nucleoplasm, nucleus, oxidized pyrimidine nucleobase lesion DNA N-glycosylase activity, protein binding, single-strand selective uracil DNA N-glycosylase activity, uracil DNA N-glycosylase activity
related to Role in cancer · 11
SMUG1 → ATM, BRCA1, DNA, FU, In, Loss, Low SMUG1, One, Preclinical, Thus SMUG1, XRCC1
related to Role in drug response · 11
SMUG1 → Also, And, Current, DNA, Fluorouracil, FU, In, Investigation, It, TTP, UNG
Bgee · 10
SMUG1 → epithelium of urethra, hair follicle, neural layer of retina, otic vesicle, otolith organ, primary oocyte, retinal pigment epithelium, secondary oocyte, tail of embryo, zygote
RNA expression pattern · 10
SMUG1 → epithelium of urethra, hair follicle, neural layer of retina, otic vesicle, otolith organ, primary oocyte, retinal pigment epithelium, secondary oocyte, tail of embryo, zygote
related to Function · 9
SMUG1 → Current, DNA, In, MBD4, Other DNA, TDG, UNG, Uracil, Uracil-DNA
related to Interactions · 2
SMUG1 → DKC1, RBPMS
Aliases · 1
SMUG1 → SMUG1, FDG, HMUDG, UNG3, single-strand-selective monofunctional uracil-DNA glycosylase 1
Band · 1
SMUG1 → 15|15 F3
BioGPS · 1
SMUG1 → More reference expression data

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dna uracil cancer repair glycosylase ung gene also damage uracil-dna bp function low survival 5-fu thus base chr response shown

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SMUG1AliasesSMUG1, FDG, HMUDG, UNG3, single-strand-selective monofunctional uracil-DNA glycosylase 11.00infobox
SMUG1Band15|15 F31.00infobox
SMUG1Bgeesecondary oocyte1.00infobox
SMUG1Bgeeprimary oocyte1.00infobox
SMUG1Bgeeneural layer of retina1.00infobox
SMUG1Bgeetail of embryo1.00infobox
SMUG1Bgeezygote1.00infobox
SMUG1Bgeeotic vesicle1.00infobox
SMUG1Bgeehair follicle1.00infobox
SMUG1Bgeeretinal pigment epithelium1.00infobox
SMUG1Bgeeepithelium of urethra1.00infobox
SMUG1Bgeeotolith organ1.00infobox
SMUG1BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
SMUG1Chr.Chromosome 15 (mouse)1.00infobox
SMUG1DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
SMUG1End103,075,519 bp1.00infobox
SMUG1EnsemblENSG000001234151.00infobox
SMUG1Entrez235831.00infobox
SMUG1External IDsOMIM: 607753; MGI: 1918976; GeneCards: SMUG11.00infobox
SMUG1Gene location (Mouse)Gene location (Mouse)Chr.Chromosome 15 (mouse)Band15|15 F3Start103,061,717 bpEnd103,075,519 bp1.00infobox
SMUG1Gene ontologyDNA binding1.00infobox
SMUG1Gene ontologyuracil DNA N-glycosylase activity1.00infobox
SMUG1Gene ontologyDNA N-glycosylase activity1.00infobox
SMUG1Gene ontologyprotein binding1.00infobox
SMUG1Gene ontologyoxidized pyrimidine nucleobase lesion DNA N-glycosylase activity1.00infobox
SMUG1Gene ontologyhydrolase activity1.00infobox
SMUG1Gene ontologysingle-strand selective uracil DNA N-glycosylase activity1.00infobox
SMUG1Gene ontologynucleolus1.00infobox
SMUG1Gene ontologynucleus1.00infobox
SMUG1Gene ontologynucleoplasm1.00infobox

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