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Table 1
DNA glycosylases: substrates, inhibitors and synthetic lethal partners
DNA GlycosylaseSubstrateInhibitorSynthetic lethal partner
Monofunctional    
UNG    
Uracil DNA glycosylase Uracil  APOBEC3B 
SMUG1    
Single-strand selective monofunctional uracil DNA glycosylase Uracil, 5-formyluracil, 5-hydroxyuracil and 5-hydroxymethyluracil   
TDG    
G/T Mismatch specific thymine DNA glycosylase 5-Formylcytosine and 5-carboxylcytosine in CpG. G:T and U:T mismatches   
MBD4    
methyl-CpG binding domain protein 4 G:T mismatches within methylated and unmethylated CpG sites. Uracil or 5-fluorouracil in G:U mismatches   
MPG    
N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase 3-methyladenine, and 7-methylguanine   
MUTYH    
Adenine DNA glycosylase 7,8-Dihydro-8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG):adenine   
Bifunctional    
NTH1    
Endonuclease III-like protein 1 Oxidised pyrimidines, thymine glycol   
OGG1    
8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1 8-OxoG, formamidopyrimidine (Fapy)G O8 MMR deficiency 
  SU0268  
  TH5487  
Endonuclease VIII-like    
NEIL1 Thymine glycol, Fapy, 5-hydroxyuracil 2TX FANCG 
NEIL2 5-Hydroxyuracil   
NEIL3 Spiroiminodihydantoin and guanidinohydantoin   
DNA GlycosylaseSubstrateInhibitorSynthetic lethal partner
Monofunctional    
UNG    
Uracil DNA glycosylase Uracil  APOBEC3B 
SMUG1    
Single-strand selective monofunctional uracil DNA glycosylase Uracil, 5-formyluracil, 5-hydroxyuracil and 5-hydroxymethyluracil   
TDG    
G/T Mismatch specific thymine DNA glycosylase 5-Formylcytosine and 5-carboxylcytosine in CpG. G:T and U:T mismatches   
MBD4    
methyl-CpG binding domain protein 4 G:T mismatches within methylated and unmethylated CpG sites. Uracil or 5-fluorouracil in G:U mismatches   
MPG    
N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase 3-methyladenine, and 7-methylguanine   
MUTYH    
Adenine DNA glycosylase 7,8-Dihydro-8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG):adenine   
Bifunctional    
NTH1    
Endonuclease III-like protein 1 Oxidised pyrimidines, thymine glycol   
OGG1    
8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1 8-OxoG, formamidopyrimidine (Fapy)G O8 MMR deficiency 
  SU0268  
  TH5487  
Endonuclease VIII-like    
NEIL1 Thymine glycol, Fapy, 5-hydroxyuracil 2TX FANCG 
NEIL2 5-Hydroxyuracil   
NEIL3 Spiroiminodihydantoin and guanidinohydantoin   
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