MAG1 [YER142C]
3-methyladenine DNA glycosidase; 3-methyl-adenine DNA glycosylase; involved in protecting DNA against alkylating agents; initiates base excision repair by removing damaged bases to create abasic sites that are subsequently repaired; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress; Belongs to the alkylbase DNA glycosidase AlkA family.
Synonyms: MAG1p, P22134, MAG, P22134p, YER142C ...