Table 1. Prime and DNA substrates.

Name	Oligonucleotide sequence	Application
Pol β R152C F	5′-gggactttgaaaaaagaattccttgtgaagagatgttacaaatg-3′	Mutagenesis
Pol β R152C R	5′-ttgcatttgtaacatctcttcacaaggaattcttttttcaaagtccc-3′
Pol β -2oli	5′-ct tacacgttgact accgt 5′-ggatccactcttgcctcaaaagacggtagtcaacg tgtaag-3′	Polymerase activity
Pol-β -3oli	5′-ct tacacgttgact accgt ttttgaggcaagagt ggat cc-3 5′-ggatccactcttgcctcaaaagacggtagtcaacgtgtaa g-3′	Polymerase activity & DNA binding assay
Pol β -U	5′-c ttacacgttgac taccttUtttgaggcaagagtgga t cc-3′ 5′-ggatc cactc ttgcc tcaaa gaagg tagtcaacgt gtaag-3′	SP-BER assay
Pol β -F	5′-c ttacacgttgac tacctt Ftttgaggcaagagtgga tcc-3′ 5′-ggatccactcttgcctcaaagaaggtagtcaacgtgtaag-3′	LP-BER assay