SCUBA

DDB1 — Damage specific DNA binding protein 1

DDB1 belongs to a gene co-expression module in 3 of 28 SCUBA cell types. Each module groups genes that rise and fall together in that cell type; the genes it shares a module with are its closest co-expression partners there.

DDB1's module in each cell type

Cell typeModuleShares the module with
Gamma-delta T cellsER Antigen Processing
Protein processing & ER
ACLY, ATL3, ATR, CANX, DCTN1, ERAP1, FOXJ3, ITCH +9 more
MacrophagesGolgi-Endosome Trafficking
Vesicular traficking
ACSL4, ADPGK, ARRDC3, ATXN7L3B, CLN8, DNAJC2, ETS2, EVI2A +26 moreView in SCUBA
Mucosal-associated invariant T cellNuclear-Cytoskeletal Organization
Housekeeping
GANAB, HYOU1, IPO7, MYH9, NOLC1, NUMA1, PRPF8, SIN3A +4 more

About the gene

Chromosome11: 61299451-61342596
Predicted locationIntracellular
Essential geneYes
Protein classDisease related genes, Essential proteins, Human disease related genes, Plasma proteins, Predicted intracellular proteins
Molecular functionDNA-binding
Biological processBiological rhythms, DNA damage, DNA repair, Host-virus interaction, Ubl conjugation pathway

Function

Protein, which is both involved in DNA repair and protein ubiquitination, as part of the UV-DDB complex and DCX (DDB1-CUL4-X-box) complexes, respectively. Core component of the UV-DDB complex (UV-damaged DNA-binding protein complex), a complex that recognizes UV- induced DNA damage and recruit proteins of the nucleotide excision repair pathway (the NER pathway) to initiate DNA repair. The UV-DDB complex preferentially binds to cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPD), 6-4 photoproducts (6-4 PP), apurinic sites and short mismatches. Also functions as a component of numerous distinct DCX (DDB1-CUL4-X-box) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes which mediate the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. The functional specificity of the DCX E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex is determined by the variable substrate recognition component recruited by DDB1. DCX(DDB2) (also known as DDB1-CUL4-ROC1, CUL4-DDB-ROC1 and CUL4-DDB-RBX1) may ubiquitinate histone H2A, histone H3 and histone H4 at sites of UV- induced DNA damage. The ubiquitination of histones may facilitate their removal from the nucleosome and promote subsequent DNA repair. DCX(DDB2) also ubiquitinates XPC, which may enhance DNA-binding by XPC and promote NER. DCX(DTL) plays a role in PCNA- dependent polyubiquitination of CDT1 and MDM2-dependent ubiquitination of TP53 in response to radiation-induced DNA damage and during DNA replication. DCX(ERCC8) (the CSA complex) plays a role in transcription-coupled repair (TCR). The DDB1-CUL4A-DTL E3 ligase complex regulates the circadian clock function by mediating the ubiquitination and degradation of CRY1. DDB1-mediated CRY1 degradation promotes FOXO1 protein stability and FOXO1-mediated gluconeogenesis in the liver (By similarity). By acting on TET dioxygenses, essential for oocyte maintenance at the primordial follicle stage, hence essential for female fertility (By similarity). Maternal factor required for proper zygotic genome activation and genome reprogramming (By similarity).

Human Protein Atlas · Open Targets · UniProt

Gene annotation from the Human Protein Atlas and UniProt; see sources & licences.