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TREX2

Three prime repair exonuclease 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the TREX2 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a protein with 3′ exonuclease activity. Enzymes with this activity are involved in DNA replication, repair, and recombination. Similarity to an E. coli protein suggests that this enzyme may be a subunit of DNA polymerase III, which does not have intrinsic exonuclease activity.[2]

References

References

  1. Mazur DJ, Perrino FW (Aug 1999). “Identification and expression of the TREX1 and TREX2 cDNA sequences encoding mammalian 3′–>5′ exonucleases”. J Biol Chem. 274 (28): 19655–60. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.28.19655. PMID 10391904.
  2. 2.0 2.1 “Entrez Gene: TREX2 three prime repair exonuclease 2”.
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