Structure of human MTH1, a Nudix family hydrolase that selectively degrades oxidized purine nucleoside triphosphates
Mishima, M., Sakai, Y., Itoh, N., Kamiya, H., Furuichi, M., Takahashi, M., Yamagata, Y., Iwai, S., Nakabeppu, Y., Shirakawa, M.(2004) J Biol Chem 279: 33806-33815
- PubMed: 15133035 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M402393200
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1IRY - PubMed Abstract: 
Oxygen radicals generated through normal cellular respiration processes can cause mutations in genomic and mitochondrial DNA. Human MTH1 hydrolyzes oxidized purine nucleoside triphosphates, such as 8-oxo-dGTP and 2-hydroxy-dATP, to monophosphates, thereby preventing the misincorporation of these oxidized nucleotides during replication ...