Reaction: Oxidative demethylation of 1-meA damaged DNA by ALKBH2

- in pathway: ALKBH2 mediated reversal of alkylation damage
ALKBH2 catalyzes the removal of the methyl group from 1-methyladenine (1-meA) in a reaction that depends on oxygen, alpha-ketoglutarate and Fe2+. ALKBH2 thus directly reverses alkylation damage of DNA in the form of 1-meA, releasing formaldehyde. ALKBH2 is ~4-fold more active on dsDNA containing 1-methyladenine than 3-methylcytosine (Duncan et al. 2002).
Reaction - small molecule participants:
CH2O [nucleoplasm]
CO2 [nucleoplasm]
SUCCA [nucleoplasm]
2OG [nucleoplasm]
O2 [nucleoplasm]
Reactome.org reaction link: R-HSA-112118

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Reaction input - small molecules:
2-oxoglutarate(2-)
ChEBI:16810
dioxygen
ChEBI:15379
Reaction output - small molecules:
formaldehyde
ChEBI:16842
carbon dioxide
ChEBI:16526
succinate(2-)
ChEBI:30031
Reactome.org link: R-HSA-112118