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DNA Repair Enzymes and Structure-specific Endonucleases

DNA Repair Enzymes and Structure-specific Endonucleases are enzymes which cleave DNA at a specific DNA lesion or structure. (To learn about non-specific endonucleases and exonucleases, visit here.)  These enzymes can be used in a wide variety of applications such as: 

  • Repair of DNA sample degradation due to oxidative damage, UV radiation, ionizing radiation, phenol/chloroform extraction, mechanical shearing, formalin fixation (post extraction) or long term storage
  • Base excision repair (BER)
  • DNA mismatch repair
  • Nucleotide excision repair
  • Forensic analysis of environmental samples, analysis of ancient DNA, DNA damage control, and DNA-DNA and protein-DNA interactions
  • Preparation for downstream applications such as PCR, microarray analysis, or other DNA technologies
  • Single cell gel electrophoresis (Comet assay) to assess samples for DNA damage
  • Genotoxicity tests by alkaline elution or alkaline unwinding
  •  Elimination or repair of large DNA secondary structures using T7 Endonuclease I (NEB #M0302)


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NEB offers a comprehensive selection of DNA repair enzymes and structure-specific endonucleases, all of which have been optimized for robust performance in streamlined workflows.
 
 
 
 

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    • Gehring, A.M., Zatopek, K.M., Burkhart, B.W., Potapov, V., Santangelo, T.J., Gardner, A.F (2019) Biochemical reconstitution and genetic characterization of the major oxidative damage base excision DNA repair pathway in Thermococcus kodakarensis DNA Repair (Amst); PubMedID: 31841800, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2019.102767
    • Mauris, J.and Evans, T.C., Jr. (2010) A human PMS2 homologue from Aquifex aeolicus stimulates an ATP-dependent DNA helicase. J Biol Chem; 285(15), 11087-11092. PubMedID: 20129926
    • Karbaschi, Mahsa., Macip, Salvador., Mistry, Vilas., Abbas, Hussein H.K., Delinassios, George J., Evans, Mark D., Young, Antony R., Cooke, Marcus S. (2015) Rescue of cells from apoptosis increases DNA repair in UVB exposed cells: implications for the DNA damage response Toxicol Res; 4, 725-738. DOI: doiL 10.1039/c4tx00197d
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