Identification
Name:Alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase AlkB
Synonyms:
  • Alkylated DNA repair protein AlkB
  • DNA oxidative demethylase AlkB
Gene Name:alkB
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Not Available
Specific Function:Dioxygenase that repairs alkylated DNA and RNA containing 3-methylcytosine or 1-methyladenine by oxidative demethylation. Has highest activity towards 3-methylcytosine. Has lower activity towards alkylated DNA containing ethenoadenine, and no detectable activity towards 1-methylguanine or 3-methylthymine. Accepts double-stranded and single-stranded substrates. Requires molecular oxygen, alpha-ketoglutarate and iron. Provides extensive resistance to alkylating agents such as MMS and DMS (SN2 agents), but not to MMNG and MNU (SN1 agents). Dioxygenase that repairs alkylated DNA and RNA containing 3-methylcytosine or 1-methyladenine by oxidative demethylation. Has highest activity towards 3-methylcytosine. Has lower activity towards alkylated DNA containing ethenoadenine, and no detectable activity towards 1-methylguanine or 3-methylthymine. Accepts double-stranded and single-stranded substrates. Requires molecular oxygen, alpha-ketoglutarate and iron. Provides extensive resistance to alkylating agents such as MMS and DMS (SN2 agents), but not to MMNG and MNU (SN1 agents).
Cellular Location:Not Available
SMPDB Pathways:
  • Collection of Reactions without pathways PW001891
KEGG Pathways:Not Available
Complex Reactions:
1.0DNA-base-CH(3)+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0DNA-base+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0DNA-base-CH(3) + 1.0Oxoglutaric acid + 1.0Oxygen → 1.0DNA-base + 1.0Formaldehyde + 1.0Succinic acid + 1.0Carbon dioxide
ReactionCard
Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB202201-EthyladenineMetaboCard
ECMDB00990AcetaldehydeMetaboCard
ECMDB00034AdenineMetaboCard
ECMDB04030Carbon dioxideMetaboCard
ECMDB01426FormaldehydeMetaboCard
ECMDB20590N1-MethyladenineMetaboCard
ECMDB20591N3-MethylcytosineMetaboCard
ECMDB04123Oxoglutaric acidMetaboCard
ECMDB04124OxygenMetaboCard
ECMDB00254Succinic acidMetaboCard
GO Classification:Not Available
Gene Properties
Blattner:b2212
Gene OrientationNot Available
Centisome Percentage:Not Available
Left Sequence EndNot Available
Right Sequence EndNot Available
Gene Sequence:
>ENA|AAC75272|AAC75272.1 Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 oxidative demethylase of N1-methyladenine or N3-methylcytosine DNA lesions
ATGTTGGATCTGTTTGCCGATGCTGAACCGTGGCAAGAGCCACTGGCGGCTGGTGCGGTA
ATTTTACGGCGTTTTGCTTTTAACGCTGCGGAGCAACTGATCCGCGATATTAATGACGTT
GCCAGCCAGTCGCCGTTTCGCCAGATGGTCACCCCCGGGGGATATACCATGTCGGTGGCG
ATGACCAACTGTGGGCATCTGGGCTGGACGACCCATCGGCAAGGTTATCTCTATTCGCCC
ATTGATCCGCAAACAAATAAACCGTGGCCCGCCATGCCACAGAGTTTTCATAATTTATGT
CAACGTGCGGCTACGGCGGCGGGCTATCCAGATTTCCAGCCAGATGCTTGTCTTATCAAC
CGCTACGCTCCTGGCGCGAAACTGTCGCTGCATCAGGATAAAGACGAACCGGATCTGCGC
GCGCCAATTGTTTCTGTTTCTCTGGGCTTACCCGCGATTTTTCAATTTGGCGGCCTGAAA
CGAAATGATCCGCTCAAACGTTTGTTGTTGGAACATGGCGATGTGGTGGTATGGGGCGGT
GAATCGCGGCTGTTTTATCACGGTATTCAACCGTTGAAAGCGGGGTTTCATCCACTCACC
ATCGACTGCCGCTACAACCTGACATTCCGTCAGGCAGGTAAAAAAGAATAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:Not Available
Protein Residues:Not Available
Protein Molecular Weight:Not Available
Protein Theoretical pI:Not Available
Signaling Regions:Not Available
Transmembrane Regions:Not Available
Protein Sequence:
>sp|P05050|ALKB_ECOLI Alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase AlkB OS=Escherichia coli (strain K12) GN=alkB PE=1 SV=1
MLDLFADAEPWQEPLAAGAVILRRFAFNAAEQLIRDINDVASQSPFRQMVTPGGYTMSVA
MTNCGHLGWTTHRQGYLYSPIDPQTNKPWPAMPQSFHNLCQRAATAAGYPDFQPDACLIN
RYAPGAKLSLHQDKDEPDLRAPIVSVSLGLPAIFQFGGLKRNDPLKRLLLEHGDVVVWGG
ESRLFYHGIQPLKAGFHPLTIDCRYNLTFRQAGKKE
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P05050
ColiBase:b2212
Kegg Gene:b2212
BacMap:16130149
General Reference:
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