oxidized purine nucleobase lesion DNA N-glycosylase activity +
oxidized pyrimidine nucleobase lesion DNA N-glycosylase activity +
Catalysis of the removal oxidized pyrimidine bases by cleaving the N-C1' glycosidic bond between the oxidized pyrimidine and the deoxyribose sugar. The reaction involves formation of a covalent enzyme-pyrimidine base intermediate. Release of the enzyme and free base by a beta-elimination or a beta, gamma-elimination mechanism results in the cleavage of the DNA backbone 3' of the apyrimidinic (AP) site.
oxidized pyrimidine base lesion DNA N-glycosylase activity
Broad Synonyms:
DNA glycosylase/AP-lyase
;
DNA glycosylase/beta-lyase
;
bifunctional DNA glycosylase
Related Synonyms:
endodeoxyribonuclease III
;
endonuclease III
;
endonuclease VIII activity
;
pyrimidine-specific oxidized base lesion DNA N-glycosylase activity
Alternate IDs:
GO:0019004
Xrefs:
reactome:R-HSA-110224 "Cleavage of thymine glycol by NTHL1 glycosylase"
;
reactome:R-HSA-110226 "Cleavage of cytosine glycol by NTHL1 glycosylase"
;
reactome:R-HSA-110227 "Cleavage of dihydrouracil by NTHL1 glycosylase"