nucleotide-excision repair, preincision complex assembly

Term ID

GO:0006294

Synonyms

• nucleotide-excision repair, preincision complex formation

Definition

The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of proteins on DNA to form the multiprotein complex involved in damage recognition, DNA helix unwinding, and endonucleolytic cleavage at the site of DNA damage. This assembly occurs before the phosphodiester backbone of the damaged strand is cleaved 3' and 5' of the site of DNA damage. 10197977

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Ontology

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