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Facts about DNA ligase 4.
The LIG4-XRCC4 complex accounts for the NHEJ ligation step, and XRCC4 enhances the linking activity of LIG4. Binding of the LIG4-XRCC4 complex to DNA ends is determined by the assembly of the DNA- dependent protein kinase complex DNA-PK to these DNA ends.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | LIG4 |
Uniprot: | P49917 |
Entrez: | 3981 |
Belongs to: |
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ATP-dependent DNA ligase family |
DNA joinase; DNA ligase 4; DNA ligase IV; DNA repair enzyme; EC 6.5.1.1; ligase IV, DNA, ATP-dependent; Polydeoxyribonucleotide synthase [ATP] 4; polynucleotide ligase; sealase
Mass (kDA):
103.971 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 13q33.3 |
Sequence: | 13; NC_000013.11 (108207442..108218349, complement) |
Testis, thymus, prostate and heart.
Nucleus.
PMID: 7760816 by Wei Y.-F., et al. Molecular cloning and expression of human cDNAs encoding a novel DNA ligase IV and DNA ligase III, an enzyme active in DNA repair and recombination.
PMID: 8798671 by Robins P., et al. DNA ligase IV from HeLa cell nuclei.