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An Aspergillus nidulans uvsC null mutant is deficient in homologous DNA integration.
Molecular & general genetics : MGG - 1 Jan 2001
Ichioka D, Itoh T, Itoh Y
Abstract excerpt
The Aspergillus nidulans uvsC gene was identified as a homolog of RAD51 and recA of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli, respectively, whose role in genetic recombination and recombinational repair has been extensively studied. Like many other filamentous fungi, A. nidulans shows no bias towards either homologous or ectopic integration of exogenous DNA. Therefore it is a unique and useful organism for...
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