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Caught in motion: human NTHL1 undergoes interdomain rearrangement necessary for catalysis.
Nucleic acids research - 16 Dec 2021
Carroll Brittany L, Zahn Karl E, Hanley John P, Wallace Susan S, Dragon Julie A, Doublié Sylvie
Abstract excerpt
Base excision repair (BER) is the main pathway protecting cells from the continuous damage to DNA inflicted by reactive oxygen species. BER is initiated by DNA glycosylases, each of which repairs a particular class of base damage. NTHL1, a bifunctional DNA glycosylase, possesses both glycolytic and β-lytic activities with a preference for oxidized pyrimidine substrates. Defects in human NTHL1 drive a class of...
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