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. 2011 Jun 15;14(12):2491–2507. doi: 10.1089/ars.2010.3466

Table 3.

Summary of Human Bifunctional DNA Glycosylases (with Associated β,δ-Elimination) for Repair of Oxidatively Damaged DNA

Gene symbol Gene name Gene ID Uniprot accession number Organelle expressed Known substratea
NEIL1 Nei endonuclease VIII-like 1 (E. coli) 79661 Q96FI4 Nucleus, cytoplasm and mitochondria (mouse) TgG; 5-OH-C; 5-OH-U:AT>G (4)
Guanidinohydantoin (35)
guanidinohydantoin (ss) (35)
Iminoallantoin (35)
Iminoallantoin (ss) (35)
Spiroiminodihydantoin (35)
Spiroiminodihydantoin (ss) (35)
5,6-Dihydro-T (9)
5,6-Dihydro-U:G/C/A>T (9)
FapyG:C (9)
8-Oxo-G:C/G>T>A (9)
FapyA:T (9)
(5′R)-8,5′-Cyclo-2′-deoxyadenosine (42)
(5′S)-8,5′-Cyclo-2′-deoxyadenosine (42)
8-Oxo-A:C (31)
NEIL2 Nei-like 2 (E. coli) 252969 Q969S2 Nucleus and cytoplasm 5-OH-U:G>T>A; 5-OH-C (4)
5,6-Dihydro-U:G/A (9)
8-Oxo-G:C/A (9)
5,6-Dihydrothymine (9)
Guanidinohydantoin (35)
Guanidinohydantoin (ss) (35)
Iminoallantoin (35)
Iminoallantoin (ss) (35)
Spiroiminodihydantoin (ss) (35)
a

Target base on left in mismatches.