PNKP, a bifunctional polynucleotide phosphatase/kinase, acts as a 3' phosphatase to remove the terminal 3' phosphate group (3'Pi) at the single strand break (SSB) generated by NEIL1 or NEIL2 beta/delta lyase activity. The presence of XRCC1 is necessary for the 3'-phosphatase activity of PNKP. The removal of the 3'Pi (generating a 3'-OH) makes the DNA with the 3'-end suitable for extension by the DNA polymerase beta (POLB) (Whitehouse et al. 2001, Wiederhold et al. 2004, Das et al. 2006).
Whitehouse, CJ, Taylor, RM, Thistlethwaite, A, Zhang, H, Karimi-Busheri, F, Lasko, DD, Weinfeld, M, Caldecott, KW
Das, A, Wiederhold, L, Leppard, JB, Kedar, P, Prasad, R, Wang, H, Boldogh, I, Karimi-Busheri, F, Weinfeld, M, Tomkinson, AE, Wilson, SH, Mitra, S, Hazra, TK
Wiederhold, L, Leppard, JB, Kedar, P, Karimi-Busheri, F, Rasouli-Nia, A, Weinfeld, M, Tomkinson, AE, Izumi, T, Prasad, R, Wilson, SH, Mitra, S, Hazra, TK
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