Function
DNA deaminase (cytidine deaminase) which acts as an inhibitor of retrovirus replication and retrotransposon mobility via deaminase-dependent and -independent mechanisms. After the penetration of retroviral nucleocapsids into target cells of infection and the initiation of reverse transcription, it can induce the conversion of cytosine to uracil in the minus-sense single-strand viral DNA, leading to G-to-A hypermutations in the subsequent plus-strand viral DNA. The resultant detrimental levels of mutations in the proviral genome, along with a deamination-independent mechanism that works prior to the proviral integration, together exert efficient antiretroviral effects in infected target cells.
Biological Context
Subcellular Location: Nucleus; Cytoplasm
Tissue Specificity: Expressed in spleen, testes, peripherical blood lymphocytes, heart, thymus, prostate and ovary
Product Specifications
Recombinant Human Probable DNA dC->dU-editing enzyme APOBEC-3C (APOBEC3C) is a recombinant protein from Homo sapiens (Human), expressed in E.coli, covering amino acids 1-190aa, with N-terminal GST-tagged tag, molecular weight 49.8kDa, purity Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications. Explore more Enzyme proteins →
