Repair of alkylated DNA: Drosophila have
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Green, David A. ;Deutsch, Walter A.
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Article
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1983
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Springer
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English
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DNA methyltransferase activity has been identified in crude extracts of Drosophila melanogaster pupae for the removal of methyl groups from O-6 methylguanine appearing in alkylated DNA. Additionally, N-7 methylguanine and 3 methyladenine appear to be uniquely susceptible to methyltransferase activit