The RecX protein interacts with the RecA protein and modulates its activity in Herbaspirillum seropedicae

DNA repair is crucial to the survival of all organisms. The bacterial RecA protein is a central component in the SOS response and in recombinational and SOS DNA repairs. The RecX protein has been characterized as a negative modulator of RecA activity in many bacteria. The recA and recX genes of Herb...

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Main Authors: C.W. Galvão, E.M. Souza, R.M. Etto, F.O. Pedrosa, L.S. Chubatsu, M.G. Yates, J. Schumacher, M. Buck, M.B.R. Steffens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001200004