| Literature DB >> 17981972 |
Carolin Güthlein1, Roger M Wanner, Peter Sander, Erik C Böttger, Burkhard Springer.
Abstract
SMC (structural maintenance of chromosomes) proteins play fundamental roles in various aspects of chromosome organization and dynamics, including repair of DNA damage. Mutant strains of Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis defective in SMC were constructed. Surprisingly, inactivation of smc did not result in recognizable phenotypes in hallmark assays characteristic for the function of these genes. This is in contrast to data for smc null mutants in other species.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17981972 PMCID: PMC2223740 DOI: 10.1128/JB.01315-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490