Generation of DNA-free Escherichia coli cells by 2-aminopurine requires mismatch repair and nonmethylated DNA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 339-342

  Matic, Ivan ^a   Ekiert, Damian ^b   Radman, Miroslav ^a   Kohiyama, Masamichi ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOPURINE; BACTERIAL DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; ANTIMETABOLITE; DAM PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; SITE SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE SPECIFIC);

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MISMATCH REPAIR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BASE MISPAIRING; DNA REPAIR; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

2-AMINOPURINE; ANTIMETABOLITES; BASE PAIR MISMATCH; DNA REPAIR; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC);

EID: 33644886631     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.1.339-342.2006     Document Type: Article

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