DNA damage induction of recA in Mycobacterium tuberculosis independently of RecA and LexA

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 791-800

  Davis, Elaine O ^a   Springer, Burkhard ^b   Gopaul, Krishna K ^a   Papavinasasundaram, K G ^a   Sander, Peter ^b   Böttger, Erik C ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LEXA PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECA GENE; REPORTER GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REC A RECOMBINASES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0036441290     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.03199.x     Document Type: Article

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