Escherichia coli DNA repair helicase Lhr is also a uracil-DNA glycosylase
(2023)
Journal Article
Buckley, R. J., Lou-Hing, A., Hanson, K. M., Ahmed, N. R., Cooper, C. D., & Bolt, E. L. (2023). Escherichia coli DNA repair helicase Lhr is also a uracil-DNA glycosylase. Molecular Microbiology, 120(2), 298-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/mmi.15123
DNA glycosylases protect genetic fidelity during DNA replication by removing potentially mutagenic chemically damaged DNA bases. Bacterial Lhr proteins are well-characterized DNA repair helicases that are fused to additional 600–700 amino acids of un... Read More about Escherichia coli DNA repair helicase Lhr is also a uracil-DNA glycosylase.