Gene name:
WRN(RECQ3;RECQL2);
Protein name:
Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase;
Alternative:
3.1.-.-;Exonuclease WRN);DNA helicase, RecQ-like type 3(RecQ3);RecQ protein-like 2;
Organism:
Human (Homo sapiens).
General Annotation
Sub Unit:
Monomer, and homooligomer. May exist as homodimer, homotrimer, homotetramer and/or homohexamer. Homotetramer, or homohexamer, when bound to DNA. Interacts via its N-terminal domain with WRNIP1 (By similarity). Interacts with EXO1, PCNA and SUPV3L1.
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.
Subcellular Location:
Nucleus
nucleolus
Nucleus
Protein Attributes:
50:
MSEKKLETTA | QQRKCPEWMN | VQNKRCAVEE | RKACVRKSVF | EDDLPFLEFT |
100:
GSIVYSYDAS | DCSFLSEDIS | MSLSDGDVVG | FDMEWPPLYN | RGKLGKVALI |
150:
QLCVSESKCY | LFHVSSMSVF | PQGLKMLLEN | KAVKKAGVGI | EGDQWKLLRD |
200:
FDIKLKNFVE | LTDVANKKLK | CTETWSLNSL | VKHLLGKQLL | KDKSIRCSNW |
250:
SKFPLTEDQK | LYAATDAYAG | FIIYRNLEIL | DDTVQRFAIN | KEEEILLSDM |
300:
NKQLTSISEE | VMDLAKHLPH | AFSKLENPRR | VSILLKDISE | NLYSLRRMII |
350:
GSTNIETELR | PSNNLNLLSF | EDSTTGGVQQ | KQIREHEVLI | HVEDETWDPT |
400:
LDHLAKHDGE | DVLGNKVERK | EDGFEDGVED | NKLKENMERA | CLMSLDITEH |
450:
ELQILEQQSQ | EEYLSDIAYK | STEHLSPNDN | ENDTSYVIES | DEDLEMEMLK |
500:
HLSPNDNEND | TSYVIESDED | LEMEMLKSLE | NLNSGTVEPT | HSKCLKMERN |
550:
LGLPTKEEEE | DDENEANEGE | EDDDKDFLWP | APNEEQVTCL | KMYFGHSSFK |
600:
PVQWKVIHSV | LEERRDNVAV | MATGYGKSLC | FQYPPVYVGK | IGLVISPLIS |
650:
LMEDQVLQLK | MSNIPACFLG | SAQSENVLTD | IKLGKYRIVY | VTPEYCSGNM |
700:
GLLQQLEADI | GITLIAVDEA | HCISEWGHDF | RDSFRKLGSL | KTALPMVPIV |
750:
ALTATASSSI | REDIVRCLNL | RNPQITCTGF | DRPNLYLEVR | RKTGNILQDL |
800:
QPFLVKTSSH | WEFEGPTIIY | CPSRKMTQQV | TGELRKLNLS | CGTYHAGMSF |
850:
STRKDIHHRF | VRDEIQCVIA | TIAFGMGINK | ADIRQVIHYG | APKDMESYYQ |
900:
EIGRAGRDGL | QSSCHVLWAP | ADINLNRHLL | TEIRNEKFRL | YKLKMMAKME |
950:
KYLHSSRCRR | QIILSHFEDK | QVQKASLGIM | GTEKCCDNCR | SRLDHCYSMD |
1000:
DSEDTSWDFG | PQAFKLLSAV | DILGEKFGIG | LPILFLRGSN | SQRLADQYRR |
1050:
HSLFGTGKDQ | TESWWKAFSR | QLITEGFLVE | VSRYNKFMKI | CALTKKGRNW |
1100:
LHKANTESQS | LILQANEELC | PKKLLLPSSK | TVSSGTKEHC | YNQVPVELST |
1150:
EKKSNLEKLY | SYKPCDKISS | GSNISKKSIM | VQSPEKAYSS | SQPVISAQEQ |
1200:
ETQIVLYGKL | VEARQKHANK | MDVPPAILAT | NKILVDMAKM | RPTTVENVKR |
1250:
IDGVSEGKAA | MLAPLLEVIK | HFCQTNSVQT | DLFSSTKPQE | EQKTSLVAKN |
1300:
KICTLSQSMA | ITYSLFQEKK | MPLKSIAESR | ILPLMTIGMH | LSQAVKAGCP |
1350:
LDLERAGLTP | EVQKIIADVI | RNPPVNSDMS | KISLIRMLVP | ENIDTYLIHM |
1400:
AIEILKHGPD | SGLQPSCDVN | KRRCFPGSEE | ICSSSKRSKE | EVGINTETSS |
1432:
AERKRRLPVW | FAKGSDTSKK | LMDKTKRGGL | FS

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