Protein Name nei like DNA glycosylase 1
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 79661
Gene Symbol

NEIL1

UniProt Q96FI4 (NEIL1_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 115
Total Number of Articles : 103
Description

nei like DNA glycosylase 1

Gene Summary

This gene is a member of the Nei endonuclease VIII-like gene family which encodes DNA glycosylases. The encoded enzyme participates in the DNA repair pathway by initiating base excision repair by removing damaged bases, primarily oxidized pyrimidines. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]

synonyms
  • endonuclease 8-like 1
  • DNA endonuclease eight-like glycosylase 1
  • DNA glycosylase/AP lyase Neil1
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Properties