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DDB1 damage specific DNA binding protein 1 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 1642, updated on 15-Feb-2026
Official Symbol
DDB1provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
damage specific DNA binding protein 1provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:2717
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000167986 MIM:600045; AllianceGenome:HGNC:2717
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
XPE; DDBA; XAP1; XPCE; XPE-BF; UV-DDB1; WHIKERS
Summary
The protein encoded by this gene is the large subunit (p127) of the heterodimeric DNA damage-binding (DDB) complex while another protein (p48) forms the small subunit. This protein complex functions in nucleotide-excision repair and binds to DNA following UV damage. Defective activity of this complex causes the repair defect in patients with xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group E (XPE) - an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by photosensitivity and early onset of carcinomas. However, it remains for mutation analysis to demonstrate whether the defect in XPE patients is in this gene or the gene encoding the small subunit. In addition, Best vitelliform mascular dystrophy is mapped to the same region as this gene on 11q, but no sequence alternations of this gene are demonstrated in Best disease patients. The protein encoded by this gene also functions as an adaptor molecule for the cullin 4 (CUL4) ubiquitin E3 ligase complex by facilitating the binding of substrates to this complex and the ubiquitination of proteins. [provided by RefSeq, May 2012]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in adrenal (RPKM 89.2), placenta (RPKM 76.1) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Location:
11q12.2
Exon count:
27
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2025_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 11 NC_000011.10 (61299451..61333105, complement)
RS_2025_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 11 NC_060935.1 (61288439..61322058, complement)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 11 NC_000011.9 (61066923..61100577, complement)

Chromosome 11 - NC_000011.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene pepsinogen A5 Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61033788-61034987 Neighboring gene von Willebrand factor C and EGF domains Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61048939-61049860 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 3387 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61061839-61062541 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 3389 Neighboring gene MED14-independent group 3 enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61067594-61068793 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61100139-61100661 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61100662-61101184 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61112523-61113449 Neighboring gene triokinase and FMN cyclase Neighboring gene cytochrome b561 family member A3 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 4795 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61129243-61129964 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 4797 Neighboring gene transmembrane protein 138

  • Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
  • Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
  • BioProject: PRJNA270632
  • Publication: PMID 26076956
  • Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Protein interactions

Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
Rev rev HIV-1 Rev interacting protein, DNA damage-binding protein 1 (DDB1), is identified by the in-vitro binding experiments involving cytosolic or nuclear extracts from HeLa cells. The interaction of Rev with DDB1 is increased by RRE PubMed
Vif vif HIV-1 Vif interacts with DDB1; interaction predicted to be relevant to proteolysis PubMed
Vpr vpr DDB1-specific shRNA silencing demonstrates that DDB1 enhances TNF-alpha secretion from wild type HIV-1(NL43) infected AND delta-vpr HIV-infected MT4C5 cells suggesting that DDB1 enhances TNF-alpha release from HIV-1-infected cells independently of Vpr PubMed
vpr HIV-1 Vpr binds a ternary complex composed of DDB1, DDA1, and VprBP, and modulates the interaction between the DDB1-DDA1-VprBP complex and other factors PubMed
vpr Upregulation of NKG2D ligands is dependent on HIV-1 Vpr-mediated activation of the TAR DNA damage/stress pathway, which requires the recruitment of the Cul4/DDB1/DCAF1 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex PubMed
vpr HIV-1 Vpr-mediated UNG2 degradation and constitutive UNG2 turnover are dependent on DCAF1 or DDB1 but not on CUL4a or CUL4B in the cullin4 (CUL4)-containing ubiquitin ligase complex in HEK293T cells PubMed
vpr The minimal domain (residues 1041-1393) of DCAF1, which contains the motifs required for proper recruitment of both Vpr and DDB1, is not sufficient to support Vpr-mediated G2 arrest activity PubMed
vpr The two WD-40 motifs (residues 1041-1393) in the C-terminal region of DCAF1 form a complex with HIV-1 Vpr and DDB1. The double mutant DCAF1 R1247/1283A completely abolishes its ability to bind both Vpr and DDB1 PubMed
vpr Co-immunoprecipitation and glycerol-gradient sedimentation demonstrate that HIV-1 Vpr, VPRBP, DDB1, SLX4, MUS81, EME1, ERCC1, and ERCC4 form a complex PubMed
vpr Mutation of Trp18, Gln65, and His71 residues in HIV-1 Vpr abrogates DDB1-DCAF1 binding and Vpr-induced cell cycle arrest PubMed
vpr The interaction of Vpr with DDB1 facilitates the formation of complexes containing Cul4A-Roc1 E3 ubiquitin ligase. The association of Vpr with DDB1-containing E3 ligase mediates the degradation of UNG2 and SMUG1 PubMed
vpr The interaction between Vpr and the Cul4A-DDB1-VprBP complex is required for the induction of G2 arrest PubMed
vpr HIV-1 Vpr-induced downregulation of Dicer is not dependent on G2 cell cycle arrest but on the Cul4A-DCAF1-DDB1 ubiquitin ligase complex PubMed
vpr HIV-1 Vpr-mediated upregulation of PVR (CD155) requires the interaction of Vpr with the DDB1-Cul4A E3 ligase and induction of ATR-mediated DNA damage repair and G2 arrest PubMed
vpr The interaction of HIV-1 Vpr with the EDVP E3 ligase complex (EDD, DDB1, and VPRBP) promotes Vpr-mediated downregulation of TERT protein PubMed
vpr HIV-1 Vpr co-localizes with the Cul4A ubiquitin ligase complex (Cul4A, DCAF1, and DDB1) in the cellular chromatin compartment PubMed
vpr HIV-1 Vpr significantly downregulates expression level of MFN2 in the mitochondria via VprBP-DDB1-CUL4A ubiquitin ligase in a proteasome-dependent manner PubMed
vpr HIV-1 Vpr binds the Cul4A-DDB1-VprBP complex and increases the levels of neddylated Cul4A in that complex only PubMed
vpr DDB1 overexpression enables G2 cell cycle arrest by both HIV-1 Vpr and its carboxy-terminally truncated form C81 PubMed
vpr HIV-1 Vpr(Q65R) mutant, which is defective in Cul4A-DDB1 (DCAF1) binding, undergoes proteasome-mediated degradation at a higher rate than wild-type Vpr. DCAF1 overexpression stabilizes wild-type Vpr and leads to its cytoplasmic accumulation PubMed
vpr DCAF1 interacts with DDB1 as well as the Vpr-UNG2 complex, which leads to polyubiquitination of UNG2 via Vpr PubMed
vpr HIV-1 Vpr interferes with the interaction of DDB1 and DDB2 in cells PubMed
vpr HIV-1 Vpr interacts with damage-specific DNA-binding protein 1 (DDB1) in cells. L64P mutation in DDB1 fails to interact efficiently with Vpr PubMed

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables DNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables DNA binding TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
enables WD40-repeat domain binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables cullin family protein binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables cullin family protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
contributes_to damaged DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables damaged DNA binding TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
enables nucleic acid binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein-containing complex binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein-macromolecule adaptor activity IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
contributes_to ubiquitin ligase complex scaffold activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables ubiquitin ligase complex scaffold activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in DNA damage response EXP
Inferred from Experiment
more info
PubMed 
involved_in DNA damage response IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in DNA damage response IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in DNA damage response ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in DNA repair IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in DNA repair IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in DNA repair TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in UV-damage excision repair IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in biological process involved in interaction with symbiont IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in cell population proliferation NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in cellular response to UV EXP
Inferred from Experiment
more info
PubMed 
involved_in cellular response to UV IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in cellular response to UV ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in epigenetic programming in the zygotic pronuclei IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in epigenetic regulation of gene expression NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of adipose tissue development NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in nucleotide-excision repair NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in nucleotide-excision repair TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation by virus of viral protein levels in host cell IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of gluconeogenesis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of gluconeogenesis ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of protein catabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of protein catabolic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of viral genome replication IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within proteasomal protein catabolic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in protein ubiquitination IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in protein ubiquitination IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in protein ubiquitination IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated DNA replication initiation NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of apoptotic process NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of autophagy NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of cell cycle phase transition NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of cell population proliferation NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of cellular response to stress NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of circadian rhythm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in regulation of embryonic development NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of miRNA-mediated gene silencing NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of mitotic cell cycle phase transition IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of mitotic cytokinesis NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of natural killer cell activation NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of stem cell population maintenance NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in replication fork processing NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in rhythmic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in spermatogenesis NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in spindle assembly involved in female meiosis IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in viral release from host cell IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of Cul4-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
part_of Cul4-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complex IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
part_of Cul4-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complex IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
part_of Cul4A-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
part_of Cul4A-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complex IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
part_of Cul4B-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in chromosome, telomeric region HDA PubMed 
located_in cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in extracellular exosome HDA PubMed 
located_in extracellular space HDA PubMed 
is_active_in nucleolus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
located_in nucleoplasm TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
is_active_in nucleus IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
is_active_in nucleus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in nucleus NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
part_of protein-containing complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
part_of protein-containing complex IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
is_active_in site of double-strand break IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
Preferred Names
DNA damage-binding protein 1
Names
DDB p127 subunit
DNA damage-binding protein a
HBV X-associated protein 1
UV-DDB 1
UV-damaged DNA-binding factor
UV-damaged DNA-binding protein 1
XAP-1
XPE-binding factor
damage-specific DNA binding protein 1, 127kDa
xeroderma pigmentosum group E-complementing protein

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_032697.2 RefSeqGene

    Range
    14385..48150
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics), LRG_474

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001923.5NP_001914.3  DNA damage-binding protein 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001914.3

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AA665872, BC050530
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS31576.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A6NG77, B2R648, B4DG00, O15176, Q13289, Q16531, Q58F96
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A7P0Z4B9
    Related
    ENSP00000301764.7, ENST00000301764.12
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    pfam03178
    Location:7911099
    CPSF_A; CPSF A subunit region
    pfam10433
    Location:75543
    MMS1_N; Mono-functional DNA-alkylating methyl methanesulfonate N-term

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2025_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000011.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    61299451..61333105 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060935.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    61288439..61322058 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)