Analysis of ssb mutations in vivo implicates SSB protein in two distinct pathways of SOS induction and in recombinational DNA repair

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 129-139

  Carlini, Leslie E ^a   Porter, Ronald D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METABOLISM; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030965427     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3431694.x     Document Type: Article

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