SOS-independent induction of dinB transcription by β-lactam-mediated inhibition of cell wall synthesis in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1515-1518

  Pérez Capilla, Tatiana ^a   Baquero, María Rosario ^b   Gómez Gómez, José María ^c   Ionel, Alina ^a   Martín, Soledad ^a   Blázquez, Jesús ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^d CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTAZIDIME; DNA POLYMERASE; DNA POLYMERASE IV; LEXA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; DINB GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SOS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CEFTAZIDIME; CELL WALL; DNA HELICASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 14544281666     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.4.1515-1518.2005     Document Type: Article

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