Y-family polymerases (Polη, Polκ, Polι, Rev1) bypass bulky lesions during replication at cost of accuracy. Essential for UV damage tolerance; loss causes xeroderma pigmentosum variant.
Y-family polymerases (Polη, Polκ, Polι, Rev1) bypass bulky lesions during replication at cost of accuracy. Essential for UV damage tolerance; loss causes xeroderma pigmentosum variant.