## Single-stranded DNA binding proteins have been known for some time to be crucial in many D N A metabolic reactions in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Despite a wealth of studies on these proteins we still do not understand their biochemical mechanism of action. Recent studies of the Escherichi
DNA repair in E. coli strains deficient in single-strand DNA binding protein
โ Scribed by Whittier, Robert F. ;Chase, John W.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 765 KB
- Volume
- 183
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0026-8925
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โฆ Synopsis
Weigle reactivation and mutagenesis have been found to be defective in strains of E. coli deficient in single-strand DNA binding protein (SSB). These defects parallel those previously found in prophage induction and amplification of recA protein synthesis in ssb- strains. Together, these results demonstrate a role for SSB in the induction of SOS responses. UV survival studies of ssb- recA- and ssb- uvr- strains are presented which also suggest a role for SSB in recombinational repair processes but not in excision repair. Studies of host cell reactivation support this latter conclusion.
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