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uvrD mutations enhance tandem repeat deletion in the Escherichia coli chromosome via SOS induction of the RecF recombination pathway.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Nov 1997
Bierne H, Seigneur M, Ehrlich S D, Michel B
Abstract excerpt
It has previously been shown that recombination between tandem repeats is not significantly affected by a recA mutation in Escherichia coli. Here, we describe the activation of a RecA-dependent recombination pathway in a hyper-recombination mutant. In order to analyse how tandem repeat deletion may proceed, we searched for mutants that affect this process. Three hyper-recombination clones were characterized and...
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