Activation-induced cytidine deaminase
MAMMALIAN PROTEIN FOUND IN HOMO SAPIENS
AICDA; Activation-Induced (Cytidine) Deaminase; AICDA (gene); Activation-induced (cytidine) deaminase; Single-stranded DNA cytosine deaminase
Activation-induced cytidine deaminase, also known as AICDA, AID and single-stranded DNA cytosine deaminase, is a 24 kDa enzyme which in humans is encoded by the AICDA gene. It creates mutations in DNA by deamination of cytosine base, which turns it into uracil (which is recognized as a thymine).