Characterization of the Neisseria meningitidis Helicase RecG.

Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) is a Gram-negative oral commensal that opportunistically can cause septicaemia and/or meningitis. Here, we overexpressed, purified and characterized the Nm DNA repair/recombination helicase RecG (RecGNm) and examined its role during genotoxic stress. RecGNm possessed ATP-...

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Main Authors: Getachew Tesfaye Beyene, Seetha V Balasingham, Stephan A Frye, Amine Namouchi, Håvard Homberset, Shewit Kalayou, Tahira Riaz, Tone Tønjum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5063381?pdf=render