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Gene information for DUT (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID1854
Official gene symbolDUT
Full namedeoxyuridine triphosphatase
Aliases,FLJ20622,dUTPase,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes an essential enzyme of nucleotide metabolism. The encoded protein forms a ubiquitous, homotetrameric enzyme that hydrolyzes dUTP to dUMP and pyrophosphate. This reaction serves two cellular purposes: providing a precursor (dUMP) for the synthesis of thymine nucleotides needed for DNA replication, and limiting intracellular pools of dUTP. Elevated levels of dUTP lead to increased incorporation of uracil into DNA, which induces extensive excision repair mediated by uracil glycosylase. This repair process, resulting in the removal and reincorporation of dUTP, is self-defeating and leads to DNA fragmentation and cell death. Alternative splicing of this gene leads to different isoforms that localize to either the mitochondrion or nucleus. A related pseudogene is located on chromosome 19. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 15   Locus: 15q15-q21.1
Gene position48623621 - 48635570  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size11950 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID601266