| 3-methyl-adenine DNA glycosylase [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] | |
| Symbol: | MAG1 |
| Entrezgene: | 856885 |
| Uniprot: | P22134 |
| Ecnumber: | 3.2.2.21 |
DNA-3-methyladenine glycosylase is an enzyme that in yeast is encoded by the MAG1 gene.[1]
MAG1 is involved in protecting DNA against alkylating agents. It initiates base excision repair by removing damaged bases to create abasic sites that are subsequently repaired.[1]