Characterization of Escherichia coli UmuC active-site loops identifies variants that confer UV hypersensitivity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 5400-5411

  Hawver, Lisa A ^a   Gillooly, Caitlin A ^a   Beuning, Penny J ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CHARACTERIZATION; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MUTAGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

4-NITROQUINOLINE-1-OXIDE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS); ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 80053579394     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05301-11     Document Type: Article

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