Summary
A single base pair change (AT to GC) is shown to be responsible for derepression of recA. The mutation (recAo281) alters the binding sequence for the LEXA repressor.
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Abbreviations
- bp:
-
base pair
- kb:
-
kilobase pair
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Uhlin, B.E., Volkert, M.R., Clark, A.J. et al. Nucleotide sequence of a recA operator mutation. Molec. Gen. Genet. 185, 251–254 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00330794
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