Deletion of dnaN1 generates a mutator phenotype in Bacillus anthracis

DNA Repair

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 507-514

  Yang, Hanjing ^a   Miller, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; DNA mismatch repair; DNA repair; Mutator; Sliding clamp

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNAN1 PROTEIN; DNAN2 PROTEIN; DNAN3 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; GENE DELETION; KNOCKOUT GENE; MISMATCH REPAIR; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE DELETION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 39149115055     PISSN: 15687864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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