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ssb gene duplication restores the viability of ΔholC and ΔholD Escherichia coli mutants.
PLoS genetics - 1 Oct 2014
Duigou Stéphane, Silvain Maud, Viguera Enrique, Michel Bénédicte
Abstract excerpt
The HolC-HolD (χψ) complex is part of the DNA polymerase III holoenzyme (Pol III HE) clamp-loader. Several lines of evidence indicate that both leading- and lagging-strand synthesis are affected in the absence of this complex. The Escherichia coli ΔholD mutant grows poorly and suppressor mutations that restore growth appear spontaneously. Here we show that duplication of the ssb gene, encoding the single-stranded...
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