Open AccessA gene encoding an SOS inhibitor is present in different conjugative plasmids
Author(s) -
Efim I. Golub,
Adriana Bailone,
Raymond Devoret
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.170.9.4392-4394.1988
Subject(s) - biology , plasmid , genetics , gene , dna , sos response , homologous chromosome , escherichia coli proteins , computational biology , bacterial protein , escherichia coli
In 9 of 20 conjugative plasmids of different incompatibility groups, including F and R100 (or R6-5), coexist two sequences which are homologous, respectively, to the gene psiB, which encodes an inhibitor of SOS induction, and to the gene ssb, which encodes a single-stranded-DNA-binding protein.