Irradiation-induced Deinococcus radiodurans genome fragmentation triggers transposition of a single resident insertion sequence.

Stress-induced transposition is an attractive notion since it is potentially important in creating diversity to facilitate adaptation of the host to severe environmental conditions. One common major stress is radiation-induced DNA damage. Deinococcus radiodurans has an exceptional ability to withsta...

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Main Authors: Cécile Pasternak, Bao Ton-Hoang, Geneviève Coste, Adriana Bailone, Michael Chandler, Suzanne Sommer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2806898?pdf=render