Article
[DNA repair and its relation to cell division in E. coli].
Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis - 1 Jan 2000
Karoui M H
Abstract excerpt
In E. coli, lesions introduced by agents such as UV radiation, chemical agents, thymine starvation, lead to the induction of a series of bacterial fonctions called the "SOS response" (DNA reparation, mutagenesis, filamentation, prophages induction etc...). Genetics and biochemical study set up the evidences of a regulated mechanism. The central effector of this mechanism is the Rec A protéin. When a cell's DNA is...
Topics
- Cell Division
- DNA Damage
- DNA Repair
- DNA, Bacterial
- Escherichia coli
- Mutation
- Operon