Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP08834
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 14559
Name Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase
Synonyms
  1. DNA helicase, RecQ-like type 3
  2. Exonuclease WRN
  3. RecQ protein-like 2
  4. RecQ3
Gene Name WRN
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in nucleic acid binding
Specific Function Multifunctional enzyme that has both magnesium and ATP-dependent DNA-helicase activity and 3'->5' exonuclease activity towards double-stranded DNA with a 5'-overhang. Has no nuclease activity towards single-stranded DNA or blunt-ended double-stranded DNA. Binds preferentially to DNA substrates containing alternate secondary structures, such as replication forks and Holliday junctions. May play an important role in the dissociation of joint DNA molecules that can arise as products of homologous recombination, at stalled replication forks or during DNA repair. Alleviates stalling of DNA polymerases at the site of DNA lesions. Important for genomic integrity. Plays a role in the formation of DNA replication focal centers; stably associates with foci elements generating binding sites for RP-A (By similarity).
Pathways Not Available
Reactions
Adenosine triphosphate + Water → ADP + Phosphate details
GO Classification
Biological Process
multicellular organismal aging
response to oxidative stress
replication fork processing
telomere maintenance
DNA synthesis involved in DNA repair
cell aging
base-excision repair
regulation of apoptotic process
cellular response to starvation
regulation of growth rate
response to UV-C
nucleolus to nucleoplasm transport
positive regulation of hydrolase activity
replicative cell aging
DNA recombination
Cellular Component
centrosome
nucleolus
nucleoplasm
Component
cell part
intracellular
Function
hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds
binding
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
nucleoside binding
purine nucleoside binding
adenyl nucleotide binding
adenyl ribonucleotide binding
atp binding
atp-dependent helicase activity
dna helicase activity
atp-dependent dna helicase activity
exonuclease activity
3'-5' exonuclease activity
atpase activity
atpase activity, coupled
nucleic acid binding
atp-dependent 3'-5' dna helicase activity
nucleoside-triphosphatase activity
helicase activity
nuclease activity
hydrolase activity, acting on acid anhydrides
hydrolase activity, acting on acid anhydrides, in phosphorus-containing anhydrides
pyrophosphatase activity
Molecular Function
ATP-dependent 3'-5' DNA helicase activity
manganese ion binding
magnesium ion binding
ATP binding
ATP-dependent DNA helicase activity
bubble DNA binding
four-way junction helicase activity
G-quadruplex DNA binding
3'-5' exonuclease activity
3'-5' DNA helicase activity
protein homodimerization activity
protein complex binding
Y-form DNA binding
Process
metabolic process
nitrogen compound metabolic process
cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolic process
macromolecule metabolic process
cellular macromolecule metabolic process
dna metabolic process
dna replication
dna recombination
dna repair
Cellular Location
  1. Nucleus
  2. Nucleus
  3. nucleolus
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 8
Locus 8p12
SNPs WRN
Gene Sequence
>4299 bp
ATGAGTGAAAAAAAATTGGAAACAACTGCACAGCAGCGGAAATGTCCTGAATGGATGAAT
GTGCAGAATAAAAGATGTGCTGTAGAAGAAAGAAAGGCATGTGTTCGGAAGAGTGTTTTT
GAAGATGACCTCCCCTTCTTAGAATTCACTGGATCCATTGTGTATAGTTACGATGCTAGT
GATTGCTCTTTCCTGTCAGAAGATATTAGCATGAGTCTATCAGATGGGGATGTGGTGGGA
TTTGACATGGAGTGGCCACCATTATACAATAGAGGGAAACTTGGCAAAGTTGCACTAATT
CAGTTGTGTGTTTCTGAGAGCAAATGTTACTTGTTCCACGTTTCTTCCATGTCAGTTTTT
CCCCAGGGATTAAAAATGTTGCTTGAAAATAAAGCAGTTAAAAAGGCAGGTGTAGGAATT
GAAGGAGATCAGTGGAAACTTCTACGTGACTTTGATATCAAATTGAAGAATTTTGTGGAG
TTGACAGATGTTGCCAATAAAAAGCTGAAATGTACAGAGACCTGGAGCCTTAACAGTCTG
GTTAAACACCTCTTAGGTAAACAGCTCCTGAAAGACAAGTCTATCCGCTGTAGCAATTGG
AGTAAATTTCCTCTCACTGAGGACCAGAAACTGTATGCAGCCACTGATGCTTATGCTGGT
TTTATTATTTACCGAAATTTAGAGATTTTGGATGATACTGTGCAAAGGTTTGCTATAAAT
AAAGAGGAAGAAATCCTACTTAGCGACATGAACAAACAGTTGACTTCAATCTCTGAGGAA
GTGATGGATCTGGCTAAGCATCTTCCTCATGCTTTCAGTAAATTGGAAAACCCACGGAGG
GTTTCTATCTTACTAAAGGATATTTCAGAAAATCTATATTCACTGAGGAGGATGATAATT
GGGTCTACTAACATTGAGACTGAACTGAGGCCCAGCAATAATTTAAACTTATTATCCTTT
GAAGATTCAACTACTGGGGGAGTACAACAGAAACAAATTAGAGAACATGAAGTTTTAATT
CACGTTGAAGATGAAACATGGGACCCAACACTTGATCATTTAGCTAAACATGATGGAGAA
GATGTACTTGGAAATAAAGTGGAACGAAAAGAAGATGGATTTGAAGATGGAGTAGAAGAC
AACAAATTGAAAGAGAATATGGAAAGAGCTTGTTTGATGTCGTTAGATATTACAGAACAT
GAACTCCAAATTTTGGAACAGCAGTCTCAGGAAGAATATCTTAGTGATATTGCTTATAAA
TCTACTGAGCATTTATCTCCCAATGATAATGAAAACGATACGTCCTATGTAATTGAGAGT
GATGAAGATTTAGAAATGGAGATGCTTAAGCATTTATCTCCCAATGATAATGAAAACGAT
ACGTCCTATGTAATTGAGAGTGATGAAGATTTAGAAATGGAGATGCTTAAGTCTTTAGAA
AACCTCAATAGTGGCACGGTAGAACCAACTCATTCTAAATGCTTAAAAATGGAAAGAAAT
CTGGGTCTTCCTACTAAAGAAGAAGAAGAAGATGATGAAAATGAAGCTAATGAAGGGGAA
GAAGATGATGATAAGGACTTTTTGTGGCCAGCACCCAATGAAGAGCAAGTTACTTGCCTC
AAGATGTACTTTGGCCATTCCAGTTTTAAACCAGTTCAGTGGAAAGTGATTCATTCAGTA
TTAGAAGAAAGAAGAGATAATGTTGCTGTCATGGCAACTGGATATGGAAAGAGTTTGTGC
TTCCAGTATCCACCTGTTTATGTAGGCAAGATTGGCCTTGTTATCTCTCCCCTTATTTCT
CTGATGGAAGACCAAGTGCTACAGCTTAAAATGTCCAACATCCCAGCTTGCTTCCTTGGA
TCAGCACAGTCAGAAAATGTTCTAACAGATATTAAATTAGGTAAATACCGGATTGTATAC
GTAACTCCAGAATACTGTTCAGGTAACATGGGCCTGCTCCAGCAACTTGAGGCTGATATT
GGTATCACGCTCATTGCTGTGGATGAGGCTCACTGTATTTCTGAGTGGGGGCATGATTTT
AGGGATTCATTCAGGAAGTTGGGCTCCCTAAAGACAGCACTGCCAATGGTTCCAATCGTT
GCACTTACTGCTACTGCAAGTTCTTCAATCCGGGAAGACATTGTACGTTGCTTAAATCTG
AGAAATCCTCAGATCACCTGTACTGGTTTTGATCGACCAAACCTGTATTTAGAAGTTAGG
CGAAAAACAGGGAATATCCTTCAGGATCTGCAGCCATTTCTTGTCAAAACAAGTTCCCAC
TGGGAATTTGAAGGTCCAACAATCATCTACTGTCCTTCTAGAAAAATGACACAACAAGTT
ACAGGTGAACTTAGGAAACTTAATCTATCCTGTGGAACATACCATGCGGGCATGAGTTTT
AGCACAAGGAAAGACATTCATCATAGGTTTGTAAGAGATGAAATTCAGTGTGTCATAGCT
ACCATAGCTTTTGGAATGGGCATTAATAAAGCTGACATTCGCCAAGTCATTCATTACGGT
GCTCCTAAGGACATGGAATCATATTATCAGGAGATTGGTAGAGCTGGTCGTGATGGACTT
CAAAGTTCTTGTCACGTCCTCTGGGCTCCTGCAGACATTAACTTAAATAGGCACCTTCTT
ACTGAGATACGTAATGAGAAGTTTCGATTATACAAATTAAAGATGATGGCAAAGATGGAA
AAATATCTTCATTCTAGCAGATGTAGGAGACAAATCATCTTGTCTCATTTTGAGGACAAA
CAAGTACAAAAAGCCTCCTTGGGAATTATGGGAACTGAAAAATGCTGTGATAATTGCAGG
TCCAGATTGGATCATTGCTATTCCATGGATGACTCAGAGGATACATCCTGGGACTTTGGT
CCACAAGCATTTAAGCTTTTGTCTGCTGTGGACATCTTAGGCGAAAAATTTGGAATTGGG
CTTCCAATTTTATTTCTCCGAGGATCTAATTCTCAGCGTCTTGCCGATCAATATCGCAGG
CACAGTTTATTTGGCACTGGCAAGGATCAAACAGAGAGTTGGTGGAAGGCTTTTTCCCGT
CAGCTGATCACTGAGGGATTCTTGGTAGAAGTTTCTCGGTATAACAAATTTATGAAGATT
TGCGCCCTTACGAAAAAGGGTAGAAATTGGCTTCATAAAGCTAATACAGAATCTCAGAGC
CTCATCCTTCAAGCTAATGAAGAATTGTGTCCAAAGAAGTTTCTTCTGCCTAGTTCGAAA
ACTGTATCTTCGGGCACCAAAGAGCATTGTTATAATCAAGTACCAGTTGAATTAAGTACA
GAGAAGAAGTCTAACTTGGAGAAGTTATATTCTTATAAACCATGTGATAAGATTTCTTCT
GGGAGTAACATTTCTAAAAAAAGTATCATGGTACAGTCACCAGAAAAAGCTTACAGTTCC
TCACAGCCTGTTATTTCGGCACAAGAGCAGGAGACTCAGATTGTGTTATATGGCAAATTG
GTAGAAGCTAGGCAGAAACATGCCAATAAAATGGATGTTCCCCCAGCTATTCTGGCAACA
AACAAGATACTGGTGGATATGGCCAAAATGAGACCAACTACGGTTGAAAACGTAAAAAGG
ATTGATGGTGTTTCTGAAGGCAAAGCTGCCATGTTGGCCCCTCTGTTGGAAGTCATCAAA
CATTTCTGCCAAACAAATAGTGTTCAGACAGACCTCTTTTCAAGTACAAAACCTCAAGAA
GAACAGAAGACGAGTCTGGTAGCAAAAAATAAAATATGCACACTTTCACAGTCTATGGCC
ATCACATACTCTTTATTCCAAGAAAAGAAGATGCCTTTGAAGAGCATAGCTGAGAGCAGG
ATTCTGCCTCTCATGACAATTGGCATGCACTTATCCCAAGCGGTGAAAGCTGGCTGCCCC
CTTGATTTGGAGCGAGCAGGCCTGACTCCAGAGGTTCAGAAGATTATTGCTGATGTTATC
CGAAACCCTCCCGTCAACTCAGATATGAGTAAAATTAGCCTAATCAGAATGTTAGTTCCT
GAAAACATTGACACGTACCTTATCCACATGGCAATTGAGATCCTTAAACATGGTCCTGAC
AGCGGACTTCAACCTTCATGTGATGTCAACAAAAGGAGATGTTTTCCCGGTTCTGAAGAG
ATCTGTTCAAGTTCTAAGAGAAGCAAGGAAGAAGTAGGCATCAATACTGAGACTTCATCT
GCAGAGAGAAAGAGACGATTACCTGTGTGGTTTGCCAAAGGAAGTGATACCAGCAAGAAA
TTAATGGACAAAACGAAAAGGGGAGGTCTTTTTAGTTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 1432
Molecular Weight 162459.405
Theoretical pI 6.345
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase
MSEKKLETTAQQRKCPEWMNVQNKRCAVEERKACVRKSVFEDDLPFLEFTGSIVYSYDAS
DCSFLSEDISMSLSDGDVVGFDMEWPPLYNRGKLGKVALIQLCVSESKCYLFHVSSMSVF
PQGLKMLLENKAVKKAGVGIEGDQWKLLRDFDIKLKNFVELTDVANKKLKCTETWSLNSL
VKHLLGKQLLKDKSIRCSNWSKFPLTEDQKLYAATDAYAGFIIYRNLEILDDTVQRFAIN
KEEEILLSDMNKQLTSISEEVMDLAKHLPHAFSKLENPRRVSILLKDISENLYSLRRMII
GSTNIETELRPSNNLNLLSFEDSTTGGVQQKQIREHEVLIHVEDETWDPTLDHLAKHDGE
DVLGNKVERKEDGFEDGVEDNKLKENMERACLMSLDITEHELQILEQQSQEEYLSDIAYK
STEHLSPNDNENDTSYVIESDEDLEMEMLKHLSPNDNENDTSYVIESDEDLEMEMLKSLE
NLNSGTVEPTHSKCLKMERNLGLPTKEEEEDDENEANEGEEDDDKDFLWPAPNEEQVTCL
KMYFGHSSFKPVQWKVIHSVLEERRDNVAVMATGYGKSLCFQYPPVYVGKIGLVISPLIS
LMEDQVLQLKMSNIPACFLGSAQSENVLTDIKLGKYRIVYVTPEYCSGNMGLLQQLEADI
GITLIAVDEAHCISEWGHDFRDSFRKLGSLKTALPMVPIVALTATASSSIREDIVRCLNL
RNPQITCTGFDRPNLYLEVRRKTGNILQDLQPFLVKTSSHWEFEGPTIIYCPSRKMTQQV
TGELRKLNLSCGTYHAGMSFSTRKDIHHRFVRDEIQCVIATIAFGMGINKADIRQVIHYG
APKDMESYYQEIGRAGRDGLQSSCHVLWAPADINLNRHLLTEIRNEKFRLYKLKMMAKME
KYLHSSRCRRQIILSHFEDKQVQKASLGIMGTEKCCDNCRSRLDHCYSMDDSEDTSWDFG
PQAFKLLSAVDILGEKFGIGLPILFLRGSNSQRLADQYRRHSLFGTGKDQTESWWKAFSR
QLITEGFLVEVSRYNKFMKICALTKKGRNWLHKANTESQSLILQANEELCPKKFLLPSSK
TVSSGTKEHCYNQVPVELSTEKKSNLEKLYSYKPCDKISSGSNISKKSIMVQSPEKAYSS
SQPVISAQEQETQIVLYGKLVEARQKHANKMDVPPAILATNKILVDMAKMRPTTVENVKR
IDGVSEGKAAMLAPLLEVIKHFCQTNSVQTDLFSSTKPQEEQKTSLVAKNKICTLSQSMA
ITYSLFQEKKMPLKSIAESRILPLMTIGMHLSQAVKAGCPLDLERAGLTPEVQKIIADVI
RNPPVNSDMSKISLIRMLVPENIDTYLIHMAIEILKHGPDSGLQPSCDVNKRRCFPGSEE
ICSSSKRSKEEVGINTETSSAERKRRLPVWFAKGSDTSKKLMDKTKRGGLFS
GenBank ID Protein 3719421
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q14191
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name WRN_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AF091214
GeneCard ID WRN
GenAtlas ID WRN
HGNC ID HGNC:12791
References
General References
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