NEIL2
Gene of the species Homo sapiens
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Endonuclease VIII-like 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NEIL2 gene.[4][5][6]
External IDsOMIM: 608933; MGI: 2686058; HomoloGene: 17032; GeneCards: NEIL2; OMA:NEIL2 - orthologs
NEIL2 belongs to a class of DNA glycosylases homologous to the bacterial Fpg/Nei family. These glycosylases initiate the first step in base excision repair by cleaving bases damaged by reactive oxygen species and introducing a DNA strand break via the associated lyase reaction (Bandaru et al., 2002)[supplied by OMIM][6]