Table 1.

Combinations of oligonucleotides used to test the various BER activities.

Activity	Substrate
8-oxo-G incision	5′-GAA CTG T(O)A GAC TGA T,
	3′- GCT GAC A C T GAA CTG ACG ACT A;
Uracil incision	5′-ATA GG(U) CGG ATC AAG ATT,
	3′-TAT CC (G or A) GCC GAA TAA
AP incision	5′-GAA CTG T (F) A GAC TGA T,
	3′- GCT GAC A C T GAA CTG ACG ACT A
Incorporation	5′-CTG CTG ( )GT ACG GAT CGG C,
	3′-GAC GTC GAC GCA GCC G.
Nick	5`-TCC GTT GAA GCC TGC TTT_GAC ATA CTA ACT TGA GCG AAA CGG-T- 3`
(Ligation)	3`- T- ACG CAA CTT CGG ACG AAA CTG TAT GAT TGA ACT CGC TTT GCC-5`
BER	5`-TCC GTT GAA GCC TGC TTT_()AC ATA CTA ACT TGA GCG AAA CGG-T- 3`
(Incorporation and Ligation)	3`- T- ACG CAA CTT CGG ACG AAA CTG TAT GAT TGA ACT CGC TTT GCC-5`
LP-BER	5`-GTC CAC CCG ACG CCA CCT CCT GCC TTC AAT GTG CTG ( ) GAT CCT ACA ACC AAG ACG AAT TCC GGA TAC GAC GGC CAG TGC CGA CCG TGC CAG CCT AAA TTT CAA TCC ACC C- 3`
	3`- CAG GTG GGC TGC GGT GGA GGA CGG AAG TTA CAC GAC C CTA GGA TGT TGG TTC TGC TTA AGG CCT ATG CTG CCG GTC ACG GCT GGC ACG GTC GGA TTT AAA GTT AGG TGG G- 5`