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A Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium hemA mutant is highly susceptible to oxidative DNA damage.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jul 2002
Elgrably-Weiss Maya, Park Sunny, Schlosser-Silverman Eliana, Rosenshine Ilan, Imlay James, Altuvia Shoshy
Abstract excerpt
The first committed step in the biosynthesis of heme, an important cofactor of two catalases and a number of cytochromes, is catalyzed by the hemA gene product. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium hemA26::Tn10d (hemA26) was identified in a genetic screen of insertion mutants that were sensitive to hydrogen peroxide. Here we show that the hemA26 mutant respires at half the rate of wild-type cells and is highly...
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