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Computational analysis of the mode of binding of 8-oxoguanine to formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase.
Biochemistry - 12 Sept 2006
Song Kun, Hornak Viktor, de Los Santos Carlos, Grollman Arthur P, Simmerling Carlos
Abstract excerpt
8-Oxoguanine (8OG) is the most prevalent form of oxidative DNA damage. In bacteria, 8OG is excised by formamidopyrimidine glycosylase (Fpg) as the initial step in base excision repair. To efficiently excise this lesion, Fpg must discriminate between 8OG and an excess of guanine in duplex DNA. In this study, we explore the structural basis underlying this high degree of selectivity. Two structures have been...
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