base-excision repair
In base excision repair, an altered base is removed by a DNA glycosylase enzyme, followed by excision of the resulting sugar phosphate. The small gap left in the DNA helix is filled in by the sequential action of DNA polymerase and DNA ligase.
GO:0006281
DNA repair
is_a
BER
exact
SPBC25H2.13c SPCC622.17 SPBC649.03 SPBC3D6.10 SPAC26A3.02 SPBC19C7.09c SPAC23C11.04c SPAC30D11.07 SPCC23B6.05c SPBC23G7.11 SPAC2F7.06c SPCC1183.06 SPAC3G6.06c SPBC336.04 SPAC20G8.01 SPCP31B10.05 SPAPB24D3.04c SPCC965.05c