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Differential cross-complementation patterns of Escherichia coli and Neisseria gonorrhoeae RecA proteins.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jun 2002
Stohl Elizabeth A, Blount Leslie, Seifert H Steven
Abstract excerpt
The Escherichia coli RecA protein is one of the best-studied enzymes, but less is understood about how RecA homologues of other species are similar to or different from the E. coli RecA. In the Gram-negative pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae (the gonococcus; Gc), the causative agent of gonorrhoea, RecA is involved in DNA transformation, pilin antigenic variation, and DNA repair. By expressing the recA genes from Gc...
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