Translesion DNA synthesis and mutagenesis in prokaryotes

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Fuchs, Robert P ^a   Fujii, Shingo ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 84887143167     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a012682     Document Type: Article

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