| BER | base excision repair |
| AP | an abasic site |
| APEX1 | AP endonuclease 1 |
| dRP | 5′ deoxyribose phosphate moiety |
| Pol β | DNA polymerase beta |
| UNG | uracil–DNA glycosylase |
| TDG | thymine–DNA glycosylase |
| SMUG1 | single-strand-selective monofunctional uracil-DNA glycosylase 1 |
| MBD4 | methyl-binding domain-containing protein 4 |
| NTHL1 | endonuclease III-like protein |
| OGG1 | 8-oxoguanine–DNA glycosylase |
| MUTYH | MutY homolog |
| MPG | methylpurine–DNA glycosylase |
| NEIL1, NEIL2, NEIL3 | endonuclease VIII-like proteins |
| PCNA | proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| RPA | replication protein A |
| MTS | mitochondrial targeting sequence |
| NLS | nuclear localization signal |
| MMS | methyl methanesulfonate |