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NHEJ enzymes LigD and Ku participate in stationary-phase mutagenesis in Pseudomonas putida.
DNA repair - 1 Jul 2015
Paris Ülvi, Mikkel Katren, Tavita Kairi, Saumaa Signe, Teras Riho, Kivisaar Maia
Abstract excerpt
Under growth-restricting conditions bacterial populations can rapidly evolve by a process known as stationary-phase mutagenesis. Bacterial nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) system which consists of the DNA-end-binding enzyme Ku and the multifunctional DNA ligase LigD has been shown to be important for survival of bacteria especially during quiescent states, such as late stationary-phase populations or sporulation....
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