SOS induction in mycobacteria: Analysis of the DNA-binding activity of a LexA-like repressor and its role in DNA damage induction of the recA gene from Mycobacterium smegmatis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 643-653

  Durbach, Steven I ^a   Andersen, Susan J ^a   Mizrahi, Valerie ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE; SOS CHROMOTEST;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030683590     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5731934.x     Document Type: Article

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