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Scheme of short-patch (left) and long-patch (right) BER pathways. Depending on the type of base lesion (red circle), specific DNA glycosylases operate, leaving different terminal chemical groups. In addition to its polymerase activity, Pol β affords 5′-dRP lyase catalysis. Several of the BER enzymes rely on the scaffolding protein XRCC1.
