title: Extrahelical damaged base recognition by DNA glycosylase enzymes.
abstract: The efficient enzymatic detection of damaged bases concealed in the DNA double helix is an essential step during DNA repair in all cells. Emergent structural and mechanistic approaches have provided glimpses into this enigmatic molecular recognition event in several systems. A ubiquitous feature of these essential reactions is the binding of the damaged base in an extrahelical binding mode. The reaction pathway by which this remarkable extrahelical state is achieved is of great interest and even more debate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe St., WBS 314, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. jstivers@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Stivers
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D004249:DNA Damage; D045647:DNA Glycosylases / Q000737:chemistry*; D004260:DNA Repair; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D045647:DNA Glycosylases