NEIL3 cleaves thymine glycol from telomeric DNA

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R-HSA-9629497
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Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
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NEIL3 cleaves oxidatively damaged thymine in the form of thymine glycol (Tg) from telomeric DNA, producing an abasic (AP) site (Zhou et al. 2013). NEIL3 prefers Tg damages in telomeric DNA over random sequences.
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DNA N-glycosylase activity of NEIL3:Tg-Telomeric DNA:Shelterin [nucleoplasm]

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