NEIL1, Official Symbol NEIL1provided by HGNC Official Full Name nei like DNA glycosylase 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18448 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000140398 MIM:608844; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18448 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as FPG1; NEI1; hFPG1 Summary This gene is a member of the Nei endonuclease VIII-like gene family which encodes DNA glycosylases. The encoded enzyme participates in the DNA repair pathway by initiating base excision repair by removing damaged bases, primarily oxidized pyrimidines. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012] Expression Ubiquitous expression in lymph node (RPKM 8.2), bone marrow (RPKM 5.5) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all