The recA gene from Clostridium perfringens is induced by methyl methanesulphonate and contains an upstream Cheo box

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 885-890

  Johnston, Joanne L ^a   Sloan, Joan ^a   Fyfe, Janet A M ^a   Davies, John K ^a   Rood, Julian I ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Cheo box; DNA damage; RecA; Regulation; SOS operator site

Indexed keywords

MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RECA PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030968491     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-3-885     Document Type: Article

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