Inducible DNA repair enzymes involved in the adaptive response to alkylating agents.
Lindahl T., Karran P., Demple B., Sedgwick B., Harris A.
Two different DNA repair enzymes are induced in E. coli by methylating agents: a methyltransferase acting on 0(6)-methylguanine residues, and a DNA glycosylate for N-methylated purines. The properties of the homogeneous methyltransferase are described.