Molecular assessment of UVC radiation-induced DNA damage repair in the stromatolitic halophilic archaeon, Halococcus hamelinensis

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 140-145

  Leuko, S ^a   Neilan, B A ^b   Burns, B P ^b   Walter, M R ^b   Rothschild, L J ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; DNA damage; Halophilic archaea; Repair mechanisms; UVC radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GENE; DESICCATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; EXCISION REPAIR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HALOCOCCUS HAMELINENSIS; HALOPHILIC ARCHAEON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHR 2 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALINITY; SURVIVAL; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UVRA GENE; UVRB GENE; UVRC GENE;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; DEOXYRIBODIPYRIMIDINE PHOTO-LYASE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HALOCOCCUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYRIMIDINE DIMERS; RNA, MESSENGER; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UP-REGULATION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHONDRICHTHYES; HALOCOCCUS;

EID: 78651440098     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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