Directionality of DNA replication fork movement strongly affects the generation of spontaneous mutations in Escherichia coli

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 307, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1195-1206

  Yoshiyama, Kaoru ^a   Higuchi, Kumiko ^a   Matsumura, Hironobu ^a   Maki, Hisaji ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA polymerase III; Frameshift mutation; Mismatch repair; Mutator; Replication error

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; PLASMID DNA; PROTEIN DNAE173; PROTEIN MUTHLS; PROTEIN RPSL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BASE MISPAIRING; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPONTANEOUS MUTATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035853297     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4557     Document Type: Article

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