Roles of the Escherichia coli RecA protein and the global SOS response in effecting DNA polymerase selection in vivo

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 7607-7618

  Maul, Robert W ^a   Sutton, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA SLIDING CLAMP PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE ALPHA; DNA POLYMERASE; DNA POLYMERASE IV; DNA POLYMERASE V; RECA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; DINB GENE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DNA POLYMERASE III; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; REC A RECOMBINASES; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 27744446311     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.22.7607-7618.2005     Document Type: Article

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