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The Schizosaccharomyces pombe AlkB homolog Abh1 exhibits AP lyase activity but no demethylase activity.
DNA repair - 1 May 2012
Korvald Hanne, Falnes Pål Ø, Laerdahl Jon K, Bjørås Magnar, Alseth Ingrun
Abstract excerpt
2-Oxoglutarate (2OG) and iron (Fe(II)) dependent dioxygenases catalyze a wide range of biological oxidations, including hydroxylation and demethylation of proteins and nucleic acids. AlkB from Escherichia coli directly reverses certain methyl lesions in DNA, and defines a subfamily of 2OG/Fe(II) dioxygenases that has so far been shown to be involved in both nucleic acid repair and modification. The human genome...
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