Structural Basis for Enzymatic Excision of N1-Methyladenine and N3-Methylcytosine from DNA
Leiros, I., Nabong, M.P., Grosvik, K., Ringvoll, J., Haugland, G.T., Uldal, L., Reite, K., Olsbu, I.K., Knaevelsrud, I., Moe, E., Andersen, O.A., Birkeland, N.K., Ruoff, P., Klungland, A., Bjelland, S.(2007) EMBO J 26: 2206
- PubMed: 17396151 
- DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601662
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2JHJ, 2JHN - PubMed Abstract: 
N(1)-methyladenine (m(1)A) and N(3)-methylcytosine (m(3)C) are major toxic and mutagenic lesions induced by alkylation in single-stranded DNA. In bacteria and mammals, m(1)A and m(3)C were recently shown to be repaired by AlkB-mediated oxidative demethylation, a direct DNA damage reversal mechanism ...