RecN SOS gene and induced precise excision of Tn10 in Escherichia coli.

doi:10.1016/0165-7992(94)90004-3

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RecN SOS gene and induced precise excision of Tn10 in Escherichia coli.

Mutation research - 1 Nov 1994

Chan A, Levy M S, Nagel R

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A mutant defective in the induced excision of Tn10 was isolated by decreased papillation on MacConkey-galactose plates with mitomycin C. The mutation involved was characterized as recN by genetic mapping and complementation. This mutant, as well as a previously characterized recN mutant (recN262)...

Topics

DNA Repair
DNA Transposable Elements
Escherichia coli
Ethyl Methanesulfonate
Genes, Bacterial
Mutagenesis
Mutation
SOS Response, Genetics
Ultraviolet Rays

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