Bacterial Proliferation: Keep Dividing and Don't Mind the Gap.
DNA Damage Tolerance (DDT) mechanisms help dealing with unrepaired DNA lesions that block replication and challenge genome integrity. Previous in vitro studies showed that the bacterial replicase is able to re-prime downstream of a DNA lesion, leaving behind a single-stranded DNA gap. The question r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4699847?pdf=render |