Translesion DNA synthesis

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Dna Repair And Recombination subtree

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.

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