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Multiple but dissectible functions of FEN-1 nucleases in nucleic acid processing, genome stability and diseases.
BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology - 1 Jul 2005
Shen Binghui, Singh Purnima, Liu Ren, Qiu Junzhuan, Zheng Li, Finger L David, Alas Steve
Abstract excerpt
Flap EndoNuclease-1 (FEN-1) is a multifunctional and structure-specific nuclease involved in nucleic acid processing pathways. It plays a critical role in maintaining human genome stability through RNA primer removal, long-patch base excision repair and resolution of dinucleotide and trinucleotide repeat secondary structures. In addition to its flap endonuclease (FEN) and nick exonuclease (EXO) activities, a new...
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