MeSH note : plays a major role in DNA repair of alkylation damage; removes methyl groups from
damaged DNA and transfers them to its own cysteine residue; can then serve as a transcription
factor for a variety of genes including alkA;
MeSH synonym : adaptive response to alkylation damage protein, E coli; Ada regulatory protein, E coli; O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase, E coli;