FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

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General Information

Term

DNA-(abasic site) binding

ID (Ontology)

GO:0140431 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Binding to a DNA site that has neither a purine nor a pyrimidine base. Apurinic sites can form spontaneously or when DNA glycosylase removes a damaged base.[ PubMed:23245849 ]

Also Known As

"DNA AP site binding" ; "DNA-(apurinic site/apyrimidinic site) binding"

Comment

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Annotations

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
DNA-(abasic site) binding (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
enables \| DNA-(abasic site) binding

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  DNA binding
   |__damaged DNA binding
       |__DNA-(abasic site) binding  1 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	damaged DNA binding
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"DNA AP site binding" EXACT "DNA-(apurinic site) binding" NARROW "DNA-(apurinic site/apyrimidinic site) binding" EXACT "DNA-(apyrimidinic site) binding" NARROW
Secondary IDs

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