LIG3

DNA ligase 3 is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the LIG3 gene. The human LIG3 gene encodes ATP-dependent DNA ligases that seal interruptions in the phosphodiester backbone of duplex DNA.

LIG3
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesLIG3, LIG2, DNA ligase 3, LIG3alpha, MTDPS20
External IDsOMIM: 600940 MGI: 109152 HomoloGene: 32109 GeneCards: LIG3
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

3980

16882

Ensembl

ENSG00000005156

ENSMUSG00000020697

UniProt

P49916

P97386

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002311
NM_013975

NM_001291245
NM_001291246
NM_001291247
NM_010716

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002302
NP_039269

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 34.98 – 35.01 MbChr 11: 82.67 – 82.7 Mb
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There are three families of ATP-dependent DNA ligases in eukaryotes. These enzymes utilize the same three step reaction mechanism; (i) formation of a covalent enzyme-adenylate intermediate; (ii) transfer of the adenylate group to the 5' phosphate terminus of a DNA nick; (iii) phosphodiester bond formation. Unlike LIG1 and LIG4 family members that are found in almost all eukaryotes, LIG3 family members are less widely distributed. The LIG3 gene encodes several distinct DNA ligase species by alternative translation initiation and alternative splicing mechanisms that are described below.

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