Function and regulation of the cyanobacterial genes lexA, recA and ruvB: LexA is critical to the survival of cells facing inorganic carbon starvation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-80

  Domain, Francis ^a   Houot, Laetitia ^a   Chauvat, Franck ^a   Cassier Chauvat, Corinne ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; LEXA PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN; SOS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBON FIXATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA METABOLISM; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN MOTIF; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RECA GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULON; RUV B GENE; STARVATION; SYNECHOCYSTIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REC A RECOMBINASES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 3142559798     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04100.x     Document Type: Article

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