| Literature DB >> 6219285 |
R M Schaaper, B W Glickman, L A Loeb.
Abstract
When bacteriophage phi X174 am3 DNA depurinated in vitro is transfected into E. coli spheroplasts prepared from bacteria previously exposed to UV light, a strong mutagenic response is observed. This mutagenic response does not occur in spheroplasts derived from pre-irradiated bacteria carrying defective recA, recF or umuC genes. These findings indicate that mutagenesis at apurinic sites is an SOS-dependent process. The mutagenic response is not dependent on the multiplicity of transfection. This suggests that mutagenesis is not mediated by recombination.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 6219285 DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(82)90186-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mutat Res ISSN: 0027-5107 Impact factor: 2.433