Preferential DNA damage prevention by the E. coli AidB gene: A new mechanism for the protection of specific genes

DNA Repair

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 934-941

  Rippa, Valentina ^a,b   Duilio, Angela ^b   di Pasquale, Pamela ^b   Amoresano, Angela ^b   Landini, Paolo ^c   Volkert, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

AidB protein; Alkylating agents; DNA protection; UP element

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; DNA;

AIDB GENE; ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DNA BINDING; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; ENHANCER REGION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ALKYLATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 80051812650     PISSN: 15687864     EISSN: 15687856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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