Temperature dependent survival of UV-irradiated Escherichia coli K12.
Mol Gen Genet
; 214(2): 198-203, 1988 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
We have found that several excision deficient derivatives of Escherichia coli K12 survive better after UV irradiation if incubated at 42 degrees C than if incubated at 30 degrees C. The highest survival was observed when incubation at 42 degrees C followed UV irradiation and was maintained for at least 16 h. Our results indicate that this temperature dependent resistance (TDR) requires a functional recA gene, but not uvrA, uvrB, recF, or recB genes, or the recA441 (tif-1) mutation which allows thermoinduction of the recA-lexA regulon. Our data are consistent with the idea that the increase in survival observed at 42 degrees C reflects enhanced daughter-strand gap repair by DNA strand exchange. Although the conditions used to elicit TDR can induce heat shock proteins and thermotolerance in E. coli, the relationship between the two responses remains to be elucidated.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Rayos Ultravioleta
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Escherichia coli
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Mol Gen Genet
Año:
1988
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