Activation-induced cytidine deaminase ; AID ; Cytidine aminohydrolase ; AID
Categories
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Function
Single-stranded DNA-specific cytidine deaminase. Involved in somatic hypermutation, gene conversion, and class-switch recombination in B-lymphocytes. Required for several crucial steps of B-cell terminal differentiation necessary for efficient antibody responses. May also play a role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression by participating to DNA demethylation.
Specificity
Natural and recombinant Human Single-stranded DNA cytosine deaminase