A gene required for very short patch repair in Escherichia coli is adjacent to the DNA cytosine methylase gene.

doi:10.1128/jb.172.8.4214-4221.1990

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A gene required for very short patch repair in Escherichia coli is adjacent to the DNA cytosine methylase gene.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Aug 1990

Sohail A, Lieb M, Dar M, Bhagwat A S

Abstract excerpt

Deamination of 5-methylcytosine in DNA results in T/G mismatches. If unrepaired, these mismatches can lead to C-to-T transition mutations. The very short patch (VSP) repair process in Escherichia coli counteracts the mutagenic process by repairing the mismatches in favor of the G-containing stran...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases
DNA Repair
DNA-Cytosine Methylases
Endodeoxyribonucleases
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli Proteins
Genes, Bacterial
Genetic Linkage
Molecular Sequence Data
Phenotype
Restriction Mapping
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

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PMID: 2198248
DOI: 10.1128/jb.172.8.4214-4221.1990
PMCID: PMC213244

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