E. coli BW535, a triple mutant for the DNA repair genes xth, nth, and nfo, chronically induces the SOS response

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 237-242

  Janion, Celina ^a   Sikora, Anna ^a   Nowosielska, Anetta ^a   Grzesiuk, Elzbieta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

DNA repair; E. coli; Mutator strains; SOS response; Spontaneous mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSION GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; NFO GENE; NONHUMAN; NTH GENE; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPONTANEOUS MUTATION; XTH GENE;

CARBON-OXYGEN LYASES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE (PYRIMIDINE DIMER); DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE IV (PHAGE T4-INDUCED); DNA REPAIR; DNA-(APURINIC OR APYRIMIDINIC SITE) LYASE; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; GENE DELETION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTATION; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS);

EID: 0038070586     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.10154     Document Type: Article

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