Overview:

Cyclin O belongs to the highly conserved cyclin family. These family members are characterized by a dramatic periodicity in protein abundance through the cell cycle. Cyclin O plays an important role in the processes of transcription. Cyclin O also plays an important role in DNA repair and cell cycle progression. Cyclin O localizes exclusively in the nucleus (1). Cyclin O shows significant uracil-DNA glycosylase activity in which the activity of in vitro translated UDG2 was not as robust as that of the mitochondrial isoform of UNG (2).

Gene Aliases:

CCNO; CCNU; UDG2

Genbank Number:

NM_021147

References:

1. Caradonna, S. et.al: Affinity purification and comparative analysis of two distinct human uracil-DNA glycosylases. Exp. Cell Res. 222: 345-359, 1996.

2. Muller, S. J. et.al: Cell cycle regulation of a human cyclin-like gene encoding uracil-DNA glycosylase. J. Biol. Chem. 268: 1310-1319, 1993.