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).
Jia Yu Wang, Chen Chen Jiang, Xu Guang Yan, Lei Jin and Xu Dong Zhang