Factors limiting SOS expression in log-phase cells of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 5325-5333

  Massoni, Shawn C ^a   Leeson, Michael C ^a   Long, Jarukit Edward ^a   Gemme, Kristin ^a   Mui, Alice ^a   Sandler, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE III; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RADA PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN; RECX PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; DNA BREAKS, SINGLE-STRANDED; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS);

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84868322976     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00674-12     Document Type: Article

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