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MAG1 is a gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that encodes DNA-3-methyladenine glycosylase, a monofunctional DNA N-glycosylase involved in base excision repair.[1][2][3] It initiates repair of alkylation damage and helps protect yeast cells from methylating agents.[2]
| 3-methyl-adenine DNA glycosylase [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] | |||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||
| Symbol | MAG1 | ||||||
| NCBI gene | 856885 | ||||||
| UniProt | P22134 | ||||||
| Other data | |||||||
| EC number | 3.2.2.21 | ||||||
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Function
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Entrez Gene: MAG1: 3-methyl-adenine DNA glycosylase (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)".
- 1 2 "Bidirectional regulation of two DNA-damage-inducible genes, MAG1 and DDI1, from Saccharomyces cerevisiae". PubMed.
- 1 2 "DNA Repair Mechanisms and the Bypass of DNA Damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Genetics.
- ↑ "Saccharomyces cerevisiae 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase has homology to the AlkA glycosylase of E. coli and is induced in response to DNA alkylation damage". PubMed Central (PMC).
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