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UV-damage excision repair

Term ID
GO:0070914
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). 9619100
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes