Structures of LIG1 that engage with mutagenic mismatches inserted by polβ in base excision repair

Ligase I seals two ends of DNA during DNA repair and replication. Here — solving structures of Ligase I with imperfect DNA harboring mismatches incorporated by DNA polymerase — the authors reveal how the repair proteins maintain fidelity at final ligation step.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qun Tang, Mitchell Gulkis, Robert McKenna, Melike Çağlayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31585-w