RecJ, ExoI and RecG are required for genome maintenance but not for generation of genetic diversity by repeat-mediated phase variation in Haemophilus influenzae

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 640, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 46-53

  Kumar, Gaurav A ^a   Woodhall, Mark R ^a   Hood, Derek W ^a   Moxon, E Richard ^a   Bayliss, Christopher D ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exonuclease; Genome maintenance; H. influenzae; Microsatellites; Phase variation; Repeat instability; Tandem DNA repeats

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; EXOI PROTEIN; EXONUCLEASE; NUCLEOTIDE; RECG HELICASE; RECJ PROTEIN; REPETITIVE DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DNA RECOMBINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TANDEM REPEAT; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 40649102885     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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