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Altered translesion synthesis in E. coli Pol V mutants selected for increased recombination inhibition.
DNA repair - 9 Dec 2003
Sommer Suzanne, Becherel Olivier J, Coste Geneviève, Bailone Adriana, Fuchs Robert P P
Abstract excerpt
Replication of damaged DNA, also termed as translesion synthesis (TLS), involves specialized DNA polymerases that bypass DNA lesions. In Escherichia coli, although TLS can involve one or a combination of DNA polymerases depending on the nature of the lesion, it generally requires the Pol V DNA polymerase (formed by two SOS proteins, UmuD' and UmuC) and the RecA protein. In addition to being an essential component...
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