Escherichia coli cells defective for the recN gene display constitutive elevation of mutagenesis at 3,N4-ethenocytosine via an SOS-induced mechanism

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 680-686

  Dunman, Paul M ^a   Ren, Li ^a   Rahman, M Sayeedur ^a   Palejwala, Vaseem A ^a   Murphy, Holly S ^a   Volkert, Michael R ^a   Humayun, M Zafri ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE DERIVATIVE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; SOS CHROMOTEST;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOSINE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA DAMAGE; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033854418     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02045.x     Document Type: Article

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