NEIL3
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Nei endonuclease VIII-like 3 (E. coli) is a protein in humans that is encoded by the NEIL3 gene.[5]
External IDsOMIM: 608934; MGI: 2384588; HomoloGene: 10094; GeneCards: NEIL3; OMA:NEIL3 - orthologs
NEIL3 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.[6]