Journal of Biological Chemistry
Volume 290, Issue 34, 21 August 2015, Pages 20734-20742
MinireviewsThe AlkB Family of Fe(II)/α-Ketoglutarate-dependent Dioxygenases: Repairing Nucleic Acid Alkylation Damage and Beyond*MINIREVIEW: Repair of DNA Alkylation Damage by AlkB Family
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alkB
dioxygenase
DNA demethylation
DNA repair
metalloprotein
substrate specificity
RNA demethylation
RNA repair
alkylation damage
direct reversal
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This work was supported, in whole or in part, by National Institutes of Health Grants P01 CA26731, R37 CA080024, and P30 ES002109 (to J. M. E.). This is the fourth article in the Thematic Minireview series “Metals in Biology: α-Ketoglutarate/Iron-dependent Dioxygenases.” The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest with the contents of this article.
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Both authors contributed equally to this work.
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Present address: Visterra Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139.
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Present address: Dept. of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881.
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