GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RECF PATHWAY TO GENETIC RECOMBINATION IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI K12 - ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MUTANTS
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RECF PATHWAY TO GENETIC RECOMBINATION IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI K12 - ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MUTANTS
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DOI:
10.1016/0022-2836(73)90176-9
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发表时间:
1973-01-01
影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
CLARK, AJ
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作者:
HORII, ZI;CLARK, AJ
A recombination proficient strain ofEscherichia coli which is recB− recC− sbcB− has been subjected to mutagenesis by nitrosoguanidine. Among the recombination deficient mutants isolated one was sbcB+, three were recA∼ and 11 were mutants in at least four newrec genes: recF, recJ, recK and recL. recF143 and recL152 are cotransducible with ilv but they lie on opposite sides of the ilv operons as determined by F $ ́ studies. recF, recL and recK are not involved in the RecBC pathway of recombination since a recB+ recC+ sbcB− strain carrying a mutation in one of these genes is recombination proficient. Hence the hypothesis that a RecF pathway of recombination can operate as a partially independent substitute for the RecBC pathway of recombination is supported. recF− recB+ and recF+ recB− single mutants are sensitive to uv irradiation while the recF− recB− double mutant is more sensitive than either single mutant. The sensitivity of the recB− recC− sbcB− recF− strain approaches the sensitivity of a recA− single mutant. This is interpreted to mean that there are partially independent RecF and RecBC pathways for the repair of uv damage. recJ and mutations were not mapped precisely; hence the mutant properties they confer can not be stated conclusively.