Biology:NEIL2

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Short description: Gene of the species Homo sapiens


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
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Endonuclease VIII-like 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NEIL2 gene.[1][2][3]

NEIL2 belongs to a class of DNA glycosylases homologous to the bacterial Fpg/Nei family. These glycosylases initiate the first step in base excision repair by cleaving bases damaged by reactive oxygen species and introducing a DNA strand break via the associated lyase reaction (Bandaru et al., 2002)[supplied by OMIM][3]

References

  1. "Identification and characterization of a novel human DNA glycosylase for repair of cytosine-derived lesions". J Biol Chem 277 (34): 30417–20. Aug 2002. doi:10.1074/jbc.C200355200. PMID 12097317. 
  2. "Stimulation of NEIL2-mediated oxidized base excision repair via YB-1 interaction during oxidative stress". J Biol Chem 282 (39): 28474–84. Sep 2007. doi:10.1074/jbc.M704672200. PMID 17686777. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: NEIL2 nei like 2 (E. coli)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=252969. 

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