Term Name: | UV-damage excision repair |
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Synonyms: | AER, alternative excision repair, UV-damaged DNA endonuclease-dependent excision repair, UVDE-dependent excision repair, UVER |
Definition: | A DNA repair process that is initiated by an endonuclease that introduces a single-strand incision immediately 5' of a UV-induced damage site. UV-damage excision repair acts on both cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) and pyrimidine-pyrimidone 6-4 photoproducts (6-4PPs). |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0070914] QuickGO AmiGO |