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Induction of damage inducible (SOS) repair in dam mutants of Escherichia coli exposed to 2-aminopurine.

Molecular & general genetics : MGG ·Vol. 194 ·No. 3 ·1984-00-00 ·Pages 539-40

Craig RJ, Arraj JA, Marinus MG

Abstract

2-Aminopurine induces damage inducible (SOS) repair in an Escherichia coli dam-4 strain but not in a dam-4 mutS456 derivative or in dam+ bacteria.

MeSH Terms
2-Aminopurine/pharmacology Adenine/analogs & derivatives DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases/physiology DNA Repair/drug effects DNA, Bacterial/metabolism Enzyme Induction Escherichia coli/drug effects,genetics Methyltransferases/genetics Site-Specific DNA-Methyltransferase (Adenine-Specific)
Chemicals
DNA, Bacterial 2-Aminopurine Methyltransferases DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases Site-Specific DNA-Methyltransferase (Adenine-Specific) Adenine
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Craig R J
Arraj J A
Marinus M G
References (9)
9 references, click to expand
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Article Info
Journal
Molecular & general genetics : MGG
Abbr.
Mol Gen Genet
ISSN
0026-8925
DOI
10.1007/BF00425572
Published
1984-00-00
Pages
539-40
Language
English
Region
Germany
NLM ID
0125036
Subset
IM
Grants
NIGMS NIH HHS · GM30330 · United States
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00425572
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