Base damage within single-strand DNA underlies in vivo hypermutability induced by a ubiquitous environmental agent.

Chromosomal DNA must be in single-strand form for important transactions such as replication, transcription, and recombination to occur. The single-strand DNA (ssDNA) is more prone to damage than double-strand DNA (dsDNA), due to greater exposure of chemically reactive moieties in the nitrogenous ba...

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Main Authors: Kin Chan, Joan F Sterling, Steven A Roberts, Ashok S Bhagwat, Michael A Resnick, Dmitry A Gordenin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1003149&type=printable
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