SMART: cas1 domain annotation

cas1 cas1 solo endonuclease

SMART accession number:	SM01431
Description:	cas1 solo endonuclease is involved in integration and excision of Casposons (a type of mobile element) within a genome. Its mechanism of integration is similar to integration of CRISPR spacer regions PMID:24884953 and PMID: 21219465
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There are 7453 cas1 domains in 7451 proteins in SMART's nrdb database.

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Evolution (species in which this domain is found)
Taxonomic distribution of proteins containing cas1 domain.
This tree includes only several representative species. The complete taxonomic breakdown of all proteins with cas1 domain is also avaliable.

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Cellular role (predicted cellular role)
Binding / catalysis: DNA insertion/excision

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