DNA-(apurinic or apyrimidinic site) endonuclease activity
Catalysis of the cleavage of the C-O-P bond in the AP site created when DNA glycosylase removes a damaged base, involved in the DNA base excision repair pathway (BER).
GO:0004520
DNA endonuclease activity
is_a
AP deoxyendoribonuclease activity
exact
UV endonuclease
broad
abasic deoxyendoribonuclease activity
exact
apurinic deoxyendoribonuclease activity
exact
apurinic/apyrimidinic endodeoxyribonuclease activity
exact
apyrimidinic deoxyendoribonuclease activity
exact
deoxyribonuclease (apurinic or apyrimidinic) activity
exact
endonuclease VIII activity
related
SPAC30D11.07 SPCC622.17 SPBC3D6.10