Cleavage of 5-hydroxyluracil by UNG glycosylase

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R-HSA-110217
Type
Reaction [transition]
Species
Homo sapiens
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5/5
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UNG, a DNA uracil glycosylase, cleaves 5-hydroxyuracil, generated by cytosine oxidation, from the DNA phosphate backbone, creating an apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) site in the DNA (Dizdaroglu et al. 1996).
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
8602352 Novel activities of human uracil DNA N-glycosylase for cytosine-derived products of oxidative DNA damage

Krokan, HE, Karakaya, A, Slupphaug, G, Jaruga, P, Dizdaroglu, M

Nucleic Acids Res. 1996
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uracil DNA N-glycosylase activity of UNG-1:5-OHU-dsDNA [nucleoplasm]

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