Crystal Structures and Repair Studies Reveal the Identity and the Base-Pairing Properties of the Uv-Induced Spore Photoproduct DNA Lesion.
Heil, K., Kneuttinger, A.C., Schneider, S., Lischke, U., Carell, T.(2011) Chemistry 17: 9651
- PubMed: 21780197 
- DOI: 10.1002/chem.201100177
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- PubMed Abstract: 
UV light is one of the major causes of DNA damage. In spore DNA, due to an unusual packing of the genetic material, a special spore photoproduct lesion (SP lesion) is formed, which is repaired by the enzyme spore photoproduct lyase (Spl), a radical S ...