ALKBH1, Official Symbol ALKBH1provided by HGNC Official Full Name alkB homolog 1, histone H2A dioxygenaseprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17911 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000100601 MIM:605345; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17911 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 ABH; ABH1; alkB; hABH; ALKBH Summary This gene encodes a homolog to the E. coli alkB gene product. The E. coli alkB protein is part of the adaptive response mechanism of DNA alkylation damage repair. It is involved in damage reversal by oxidative demethylation of 1-methyladenine and 3-methylcytosine. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 4.0), thyroid (RPKM 3.4) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all