SOS induction in Escherichia coli by single-stranded DNA of mutant filamentous phage: monitoring by cleavage of LexA repressor.

doi:10.1128/jb.177.12.3610-3612.1995

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SOS induction in Escherichia coli by single-stranded DNA of mutant filamentous phage: monitoring by cleavage of LexA repressor.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 1995

Higashitani N, Higashitani A, Horiuchi K

Abstract excerpt

Infection of Escherichia coli in the presence of chloramphenicol with mutant filamentous phage that are defective in the initiation of minus-strand DNA synthesis induces the SOS response as monitored by cellular LexA levels. This observation demonstrates that single-stranded DNA serves as a prima...

Topics

Bacterial Proteins
Chloramphenicol
Coliphages
DNA Replication
DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Single-Stranded
DNA, Viral
Escherichia coli
Mutation
Repressor Proteins
SOS Response, Genetics
Serine Endopeptidases

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