INDUCIBLE REPAIR OF NEAR-UV RADIATION LETHAL DAMAGE IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI

被引:36
作者
PETERS, J [1 ]
JAGGER, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS DALLAS, PROGRAM BIOL, RICHARDSON, TX 75080 USA
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10.1038/289194a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The initial characterization of a new repair system which is induced in actively growing cultures of E. coli and which repairs a major fraction of lethal damage produced by near-UV (310-400 nm) light is presented. This system is different from the error-prone SOS repair system for DNA, known to be induced in E. coli by treatments which damage DNA and/or inhibit DNA replication. The SOS response requires induction of an X protein, the product of the recA gene; the inducible repair system described here utilizes proteins distinct from the X protein.
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