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Structure of DNA ends and unblocking enzymes. DSB termini can be blocked by numerous chemical structures in vivo. Several unblocking enzymes are present in mammalian cells and efficiently convert these structures to clean 5′-phosphate and 3′-hydroxyl DSB termini (left). These clean DSBs can be in theory, directly repaired with the only enzymatic activity of a ligase (right).
