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PprI: a general switch responsible for extreme radioresistance of Deinococcus radiodurans.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 27 Jun 2003
Hua Yuejin, Narumi Issay, Gao Guanjun, Tian Bing, Satoh Katsuya, Kitayama Shigeru, Shen Binghui
Abstract excerpt
Deinococcus radiodurans exhibits an extraordinary ability to withstand the lethal and mutagenic effects of DNA damaging agents, particularly, ionizing radiation. Available evidence indicates that efficient repair of DNA damage and protection of the chromosomal structure are mainly responsible for the radioresistance. Little is known about the biochemical basis for this phenomenon. We have identified a unique...
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