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| Aliases | EXO5, C1orf176, DEM1, Exo V, hExo5, exonuclease 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| External IDs | MGI: 1920422; GeneCards: EXO5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Exonuclease 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EXO5 gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)-specific exonuclease that can slide along the DNA before cutting it. However, human replication protein A binds ssDNA and restricts sliding of the encoded protein, providing a 5'-directionality to the enzyme. This protein localizes to nuclear repair loci after DNA damage. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2016].
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.