title: [Base excision repair: AP endonucleases and DNA polymerases].
abstract: The DNA base lesions in living cells occur permanently and with high frequency as a result of the action of exogenous and endogenous factors. The main mechanism providing removal of such lesions is base excision repair.
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Korolev
mesh_terms: D004260:DNA Repair / Q000502:physiology*; D043603:DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D043603:DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase