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UV-damage excision repair |
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- AER
- alternative excision repair
- UV-damaged DNA endonuclease-dependent excision repair
- UVDE-dependent excision repair
- UVER
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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).
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GO: Biological Process
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