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SUBMITTER: Lata K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5613217 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lata Kiran K Afsar Mohammad M Ramachandran Ravishankar R
Biochemistry and biophysics reports 20170731
Nei2 (Rv3297) is a DNA Base Excision Repair (BER) glycosylase that is essential for survival of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in primates. We show that MtbNei2 is a bifunctional glycosylase that specifically acts on oxidized pyrimidine-containing single-stranded, double-stranded, 5'/3' fork and bubble DNA substrates. MtbNei2 possesses Uracil DNA glycosylase activity unlike <i>E. coli</i> Nei. Mutational studies demonstrate that Pro2 and Glu3 located in the active site are essential for glyco ...[more]