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RecBCD enzyme overproduction impairs DNA repair and homologous recombination in Escherichia coli.
Research in microbiology - 1 Apr 2005
Dermić Damir, Halupecki Edyta, Zahradka Davor, Petranović Mirjana
Abstract excerpt
The Escherichia coli RecBCD enzyme is a powerful helicase and nuclease that processes DNA molecules containing blunt double-strand DNA end. Mutants deprived of RecBCD enzyme functions are extremely sensitive to DNA-damaging agents, poorly viable and severely deficient in homologous recombination. Remarkably, such important cellular functions rely on only about 10 molecules of RecBCD present in a cell. To...
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