Review Article

Molecular Mechanisms of Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced DNA Damage and Repair

Table 3

DNA glycosylases and their probable substrate in bacteria, yeast, and human (modified from Sinha and Häder [22]).

GlycosylasesOrganismsGenesSubstrate

(1) Uracil DNA glycosylaseE. coliUnguracil from ss- and ds-DNA
Dug/mugU from U : G, ethenocytosine, hypoxanthine and 5-hydroxycytosine
Dut?
S. cerevisiaeUNGUracil
HumanUNG1/UNG2uracil from ss- and ds-DNA
SMUG1uracil from ss-DNA, hydroxymethyluracil, formyluracil

(2) 3-methyl adenine DNA glycosylaseE. colitag3-methyladenine
alkA3-methyladenine, 7-methylguanine, 2-methylcytosine, 5-formyluracil
S. cerevisiaeMAG13-methyladenine, 7-methylguanine
HumanMPG
Aag
3-methyladenine hypoxanthine

(3) UV-endonucleaseT4den Vcis-syn-cyclobutane-type pyrimidine dimer
E. coli??
Bacillus subtilisUVDEPyrimidine dimers
S. cerevisiae??
S. pombeUVDEPyrimidine dimers
Human?

(4) Endonuclease III/thymine glycol DNA glycosylaseE. coliNth5-hydroxycytosine, thymine glycol, urea
S. cerevisiae NTG1oxidative DNA damage, thymine glycol and formamido-pyrimidines, oxidized pyrimidines, 2 formamido-pyrimidine-G, Me7- formamido-pyrimidine-G
NTG2oxidative DNA damage, Thymine glycol and formamido-pyrimidines residues, 5-hydroxycytosine, oxidized pyrimidines, Me7-fapy-G
HumanNTH1oxidized guanine lesions

(5) Endonuclease VIIIE. coli neiThymine, thymine glycol, urea, 5-hydroxycytosine, dihydrothymine, and b-ureidoisobutyric acid
S. cerevisiae??
HumanNEIL15-hydroxyuracil, 5-hydroxycytosine, 5,6-dihydrouracil, thymine glycol, formamido-pyrimidines (FapyA/G)
NEIL25-hydroxyuracil and 5-hydroxycytosine
NEIL3?

(6) fapy/8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylaseE. colifpg/mutM2,6-diamino-5-formamidopyrimidine 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine, 5-hydroxycytosine
S. cerevisiaeOGG12,6-diamino-5-formamidopyrimidine 8-oxoG, 2 formamidopyrimidine-G, Me7-formamidopyrimidine-G
HumanhOGG18-hydroxyguanine, Me7-formamidopyrimidine-G

(7) A-G-mismatch DNA glycolsylaseE. colimut YAdenine/C
S. pombespMYH2-aminopurine/G and A/2-aminopurine, Adenine/C
HumanMYHAdenine from G : A, 8-oxoG : A, 2-hydroxyadenine

(8) G-T-mismatch DNA glycosylaseE. coli ??
M. thermoautrophicumMig-MthThymine residues from T-G mismatches
S. pombethp1Uracil from G : U
HumanMBD4 (MED1)Thymine from T : G
TDGRecognizes a G : T mispair in a CpG sequence

(9) Formyluracil DNA glycosylaseE. colimugFormyluracil mispaired with A & G
mutM?
mutSFormyluracil mispaired with G
S. cerevisiae??
HumanMBD4Formyluracil mispaired with G
hNTH1?

(10) Hydroxymethyl uracil DNA glycosylaseE. coli??
S. cerevisiae??
Human?5-hydroxymethyluracil mispaired with G