Jia Yu Wang, Chen Chen Jiang,
Abstract
MutT homolog 1 sanitizes oxidized dNTP pools through converting 8-oxo-deoxy-guanine (8-oxo-dGTP) and 2-OHdeoxy- adenosine (2-OH-dATP) into the corresponding monophosphates, thus protecting cells from DNA damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS).