7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine triphosphatase
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== Function ==  | == Function ==  | ||
| - | '''7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine triphosphatase''' (DGTP) converts 8-oxoguanine containing deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate to the corresponding monophosphate.   | + | '''7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine triphosphatase''' (DGTP) converts 8-oxoguanine containing deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate to the corresponding monophosphate. DGTP controls spontaneous mutagenesis caused by exogenous oxygen radicals.  The ''E. coli'' DGTP is called '''MutT'''.  The human DGTP is called '''MTH1'''.  | 
== Disease ==  | == Disease ==  | ||
== Relevance ==  | == Relevance ==  | ||
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| + | The 8-oxo-dGTP (oxoG) is a potentially mutagenic substrate when incorporated into DNA.  | ||
== Structural highlights ==  | == Structural highlights ==  | ||
Revision as of 10:14, 21 October 2015
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3D structures of 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine triphosphatase
Updated on 21-October-2015
