Abstract
Certain enzymes that repair alkylation lesions in DNA are formed when Escherichia coli cells are exposed to low doses of alkylating agents. This process, termed the adaptive response, is controlled by the ada gene, whose product is a repair enzyme as well as a transcriptional regulator.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 51-54 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Trends in Genetics |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | C |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1987 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Genetics