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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Main Authors: Luisa Laureti, Julien Demol, Robert P Fuchs, Vincent Pagès
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4699847?pdf=render