Organism
African swine fever virus (isolate Pig/Kenya/KEN-50/1950)
Function
Very low-fidelity DNA ligase that seals, during DNA repair, nicks in double-stranded DNA. Together with the viral repair DNA polymerase X, fills the single nucleotide gaps generated by the AP endonuclease. It is not essential for viral replication and recombination.
Similarity
Belongs to the ATP-dependent DNA ligase family.
Sequence
MLNQFPGQLSNNVFCFPPIESETKSGKKASWIICVQVMHHNTILPITDEMFSTDVKDAVAEIFTKFFVEEGAVRISKTTRVTEGKNLGKKNATTVVHQAFKDALSKYNRHARQKRGAHTNRGMIPPMLVKHFNIIPKTFFEDETDPIVQRKRNGVRAVACQQGDGSILLYSRTEKEFLGLDNIKKELKQLYLFIDVRVYLDGELYLHHKPLQWIAGQANAKVDSSELHFYVFDCFWSDQLQMPSNKRQQLLTNIFKQKEDLIFIHQVENFSIKDEDEALRLKTQFIKEGYEGAIVRNANGPYEPGYNNYHSPHLAKLKPLLDAEFILVDYTQGKKGKDLGAILWVCELPNKKRFVVTPKHLTYADRYALFQKLTPALFKKHLYGKELTVEYAELSPKTGIPLQARAVGFREPINVLEII