JBC, Vol. 250, Issue 20, 8055-8061, Oct, 1975
DNA repair synthesis dependent on the uvrA,B gene products in toluene-treated cells
R. E. Moses and E. E. Moody
Ultraviolet irradiation of toluene-treated Escherichia coli causes an
inhibition of replicative DNA synthesis. This is followed by the appearance
of nonconservative DNA repair synthesis which does not require either the
polymerase or 5' leads to 3' exonucleolytic activities of DNA polymerase I.
The repair synthesis may be catalyzed by DNA polymerase III activity but
does not require a functional DNA polymerase II. The ultraviolet-induced
synthesis requires ATP and is dependent on a functional uvrA and uvrB gene
product. However, other uvr gene products are not required for the
synthesis. The recB function is also not required.