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Ultraviolet light induction of recA protein in a recB uvrB mutant of Escherichia coli.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 143 ·No. 2 ·1980-08-00 ·Pages 1025-8

Bockrath RC, Hanawalt PC

Abstract

Full and persistent ultraviolet light induction of recA protein with minimal bacterial deoxyribonucleic acid degradation implicates blocked replication sites rather than degradation products as the inducing signals.

MeSH Terms
Bacterial Proteins/genetics DNA Repair DNA, Bacterial/genetics DNA, Single-Stranded/physiology Enzyme Induction/radiation effects Escherichia coli/genetics,radiation effects Mutation Rec A Recombinases Recombination, Genetic Time Factors Ultraviolet Rays
Chemicals
Bacterial Proteins DNA, Bacterial DNA, Single-Stranded Rec A Recombinases
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Bockrath R C
Hanawalt P C
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.143.2.1025-1028.1980
Published
1980-08-00
Pages
1025-8
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC294408
Subset
IM
Grants
NIGMS NIH HHS · GM 09901 · United States
NIGMS NIH HHS · GM 21788 · United States
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.143.2.1025-1028.1980 PMC Full Text View journal details
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