How many different enzymatic activities are required in human cells to repair the most common damage caused by UV-irradiation?

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How many different enzymatic activities are required in human cells to repair the most common damage caused by UV-irradiation?

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1—base excision repair (BER) 2. nucleotide excision repair (NER) 3.mismatch repair (MMR) 4.homologous recombination (HR) and 5.non-homologous end joining (NHEJ)—are active throughout different stages of the cell cycle, allowing the cells to repair the DNA damage.

 

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