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Title: The mouse uracil-DNA glycosylase gene: isolation of cDNA and genomic clones and mapping ung to mouse chromosome 5. Author: Svendsen PC, Yee HA, Winkfein RJ, van de Sande JH. Journal: Gene; 1997 Apr 21; 189(2):175-81. PubMed ID: 9168124. Abstract: Uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) is the enzyme responsible for the first step in the base-excision repair pathway that specifically removes uracil from DNA. Here we report the isolation of the cDNA and genomic clones for the mouse uracil-DNA glycosylase gene (ung) homologous to the major placental uracil-DNA glycosylase gene (UNG) of humans. The complete characterization of the genomic organization of the mouse uracil-DNA glycosylase gene shows that the entire mRNA coding region for the 1.83-kb cDNA of the mouse ung gene is contained in an 8.2-kb SstI genomic fragment which includes six exons and five introns. The cDNA encodes a predicted uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) protein of 295 amino acids (33 kDa) that is highly similar to a group of UDGs that have been isolated from a wide variety of organisms. The mouse ung gene has been mapped to mouse chromosome 5 using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]