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Role of the Nfo and ExoA apurinic/apyrimidinic endonucleases in repair of DNA damage during outgrowth of Bacillus subtilis spores.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Mar 2008
Ibarra Juan R, Orozco Alma D, Rojas Juan A, López Karina, Setlow Peter, Yasbin Ronald E, Pedraza-Reyes Mario
Abstract excerpt
Germination and outgrowth are critical steps for returning Bacillus subtilis spores to life. However, oxidative stress due to full hydration of the spore core during germination and activation of metabolism in spore outgrowth may generate oxidative DNA damage that in many species is processed by apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonucleases. B. subtilis spores possess two AP endonucleases, Nfo and ExoA; the outgrowth...
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