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SOS response induction by beta-lactams and bacterial defense against antibiotic lethality.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 10 Sept 2004
Miller Christine, Thomsen Line Elnif, Gaggero Carina, Mosseri Ronen, Ingmer Hanne, Cohen Stanley N
Abstract excerpt
The SOS response aids bacterial propagation by inhibiting cell division during repair of DNA damage. We report that inactivation of the ftsI gene product, penicillin binding protein 3, by either beta-lactam antibiotics or genetic mutation induces SOS in Escherichia coli through the DpiBA two-component signal transduction system. This event, which requires the SOS-promoting recA and lexA genes as well as dpiA,...
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