Histone-like protein HU is required for recA gene-dependent DNA repair and SOS induction pathways in UV-irradiated Escherichia coli

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-49

  Miyabe, I ^a   Zhang, Q M ^a   Kano, Y ^b   Yonei, S ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CIRCULAR DNA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME INDUCTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXCISION REPAIR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033976873     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530000138998     Document Type: Article

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