K. Betz, A. Nilforoushan, L. A. Wyss, K. Diederichs, S. J. Sturla and A. Marx
Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 12704-12707
DOI:
10.1039/C7CC07173F,
Communication
The possibility to sequence cytotoxic O6-alkylG DNA adducts would greatly benefit research. Recently we reported a benzimidazole-derived nucleotide that is selectively incorporated opposite the damaged site by a mutated DNA polymerase. Here we provide the structural basis for this reaction which may spur future developments in DNA damage sequencing.