[END8_ECOLI] Involved in base excision repair of DNA damaged by oxidation or by mutagenic agents. Acts as DNA glycosylase that recognizes and removes damaged bases. Has a preference for oxidized pyrimidines, such as thymine glycol, 5,6-dihydrouracil and 5,6-dihydrothymine. Acts on DNA bubble and 3'-fork structures, suggesting a role in replication-associated DNA repair. Has AP (apurinic/apyrimidinic) lyase activity and introduces nicks in the DNA strand. Cleaves the DNA backbone by beta-delta elimination to generate a single-strand break at the site of the removed base with both 3'- and 5'-phosphates.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
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↑Guo Y, Bandaru V, Jaruga P, Zhao X, Burrows CJ, Iwai S, Dizdaroglu M, Bond JP, Wallace SS. The oxidative DNA glycosylases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis exhibit different substrate preferences from their Escherichia coli counterparts. DNA Repair (Amst). 2010 Feb 4;9(2):177-90. doi: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.11.008., Epub 2009 Dec 23. PMID:20031487 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.11.008
