Isolation and analysis of a mutant of Escherichia coli hyper-resistant to near-ultraviolet light plus 8-methoxypsoralen |
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Authors: | S I Ahmad I B Holland |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Life Sciences, Trent Polytechnic, Burton Street, Nottingham NG1 4BU, Great Britain;2. Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, Great Britain |
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Abstract: | A mutant of Escherichia coli K12 was isolated which shows enhanced resistance towards near-ultraviolet (NUV) light plus 8-methoxypsoralen (MPS) compared with its wild-type parent strain. The PUVA (NUV + MPS)-resistant strain remains as sensitive for far-ultraviolet (FUV) light as its parent strain. A recA- derivative of this mutant strain was as sensitive to PUVA as its reca- parental strain. A polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis study of total cell lysates from the mutant bacteria showed that a protein of approximately 55 kd was synthesised in higher concentrations compared with its synthesis in the wild-type parent strain. Furthermore, synthesis of this protein was reduced in the recA- derivative of the mutant strain suggesting that the recA gene product might be acting as a regulator of the synthesis of the 55-kd protein. It is suggested that in E. coli damage to DNA by PUVA can be repaired by a specific RecA LexA-inducible repair system and the repair efficiency is enhanced if the 55-kd protein is present in concentrations higher than that synthesised by the wild-type parent E. coli. |
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