The RecX protein interacts with the RecA protein and modulates its activity in Herbaspirillum seropedicae
DNA repair is crucial to the survival of all organisms. The bacterial RecA protein is a central component in the SOS response and in recombinational and SOS DNA repairs. The RecX protein has been characterized as a negative modulator of RecA activity in many bacteria. The recA and recX genes of Herb...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2012-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001200004&lng=en&tlng=en |