Mismatch repair modulation of MutY activity drives bacillus subtilis stationary-phase mutagenesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 236-245

  Debora, Bernardo N ^a   Vidales, Luz E ^a   Ramírez, Rosario ^a   Ramírez, Mariana ^a   Robleto, Eduardo A ^c   Yasbin, Ronald E ^b   Pedraza Reyes, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA GLYCOSYLASE MUTY; LEUCINE; PERR PROTEIN; PROTEIN MUTS; PROTEIN MUTSL; RECA PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MODEL; MISMATCH REPAIR; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT; SPONTANEOUS MUTATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE; DNA MISMATCH REPAIR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MITOMYCIN; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 78650114501     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00940-10     Document Type: Article

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