The versatile E. coli adaptive response protein AlkB mitigates toxicity and mutagenicity of etheno-, ethano-, and methyl-modified bases in vivo

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biological Engineering Division, 2007. === Vita. === Includes bibliographical references. === The Escherichia coli AlkB protein is an exceptionally versatile DNA repair enzyme. Its expression is induced upon exposure to alkylating agents as par...

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Main Author: Frick, Lauren Elizabeth
Other Authors: John M. Essigmann.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/42382
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/42382