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The Fpg/Nei family of DNA glycosylases: substrates, structures, and search for damage.


ABSTRACT: During the initial stages of the base excision DNA repair pathway, DNA glycosylases are responsible for locating and removing the majority of endogenous oxidative base lesions. The bifunctional formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase (Fpg) and endonuclease VIII (Nei) are members of the Fpg/Nei family, one of the two families of glycosylases that recognize oxidized DNA bases, the other being the HhH/GPD (or Nth) superfamily. Structural and biochemical developments over the past decades have led to novel insights into the mechanism of damage recognition by the Fpg/Nei family of enzymes. Despite the overall structural similarity among members of this family, these enzymes exhibit distinct features that make them unique. This review summarizes the current structural knowledge of the Fpg/Nei family members, emphasizes their substrate specificities, and describes how these enzymes search for lesions.

SUBMITTER: Prakash A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4101889 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Fpg/Nei family of DNA glycosylases: substrates, structures, and search for damage.

Prakash Aishwarya A   Doublié Sylvie S   Wallace Susan S SS  

Progress in molecular biology and translational science 20120101


During the initial stages of the base excision DNA repair pathway, DNA glycosylases are responsible for locating and removing the majority of endogenous oxidative base lesions. The bifunctional formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase (Fpg) and endonuclease VIII (Nei) are members of the Fpg/Nei family, one of the two families of glycosylases that recognize oxidized DNA bases, the other being the HhH/GPD (or Nth) superfamily. Structural and biochemical developments over the past decades have led to no  ...[more]

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