FEATURES

FAMILY

cytidine and deoxycytidylate deaminase family

DESCRIPTION

Also known as AICDA_HUMAN, AICDA, AID. Single-stranded DNA-specific cytidine deaminase. Involved in somatic hypermutation (SHM), gene conversion, and class-switch recombination (CSR) in B-lymphocytes by deaminating C to U during transcription of Ig-variable (V) and Ig-switch (S) region DNA. Required for several crucial steps of B-cell terminal differentiation necessary for efficient antibody responses (PubMed:18722174, PubMed:21385873, PubMed:21518874, PubMed:27716525). May also play a role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression by participating in DNA demethylation (PubMed:21496894). Interacts with CTNNBL1; the interaction is important for the immunoglobulin switch activity of AICDA (PubMed:18722174, PubMed:21385873). Interacts (via its NLS) with KPNA1. Interacts with PKA/PRKACA and PRKAR1A/PKR1 (PubMed:16387847). Interacts with TRIM28 and NCL (By similarity). Interacts with SUPT6H (PubMed:21518874). Interacts with RNF126 (PubMed:23277564). Directly interacts with MCM3AP; this interaction may favor AICDA recruitment to immunoglobulin variable region genes, hence promoting somatic hypermutations (PubMed:20507984).

EXTERNAL LINKS

AICDA

Single-stranded DNA cytosine deaminase

AICDA

Molecular Synopsis