Article
RecA-dependent increased precise excision of Tn10 in Salmonella typhimurium.
Mutation research - 1 Jul 1991
Levy M S, Pomposiello P, Nagel R
Abstract excerpt
UV irradiation induced the precise excision of Tn10 inserted in met, trp or srl in a Salmonella typhimurium strain; mitomycin C was also found to induce the frequency of precise excision of Tn10 from srl or met. Precise excision of Tn10 was not increased by either UV or mitomycin C in a recA muta...
Topics
- Chromosome Deletion
- DNA Repair
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Mitomycin
- Mitomycins
- Mutation
- Rec A Recombinases
- Salmonella typhimurium
- Ultraviolet Rays