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- Title
Comparative gene expression profiles following UV exposure in wild-type and SOS-deficient Escherichia coli.
- Authors
Courcelle, J; Khodursky, A; Peter, B; Brown, P O; Hanawalt, P C
- Abstract
The SOS response in UV-irradiated Escherichia coli includes the upregulation of several dozen genes that are negatively regulated by the LexA repressor. Using DNA microarrays containing amplified DNA fragments from 95.5% of all open reading frames identified on the E. coli chromosome, we have examined the changes in gene expression following UV exposure in both wild-type cells and lexA1 mutants, which are unable to induce genes under LexA control. We report here the time courses of expression of the genes surrounding the 26 documented lexA-regulated regions on the E. coli chromosome. We observed 17 additional sites that responded in a lexA-dependent manner and a large number of genes that were upregulated in a lexA-independent manner although upregulation in this manner was generally not more than twofold. In addition, several transcripts were either downregulated or degraded following UV irradiation. These newly identified UV-responsive genes are discussed with respect to their possible roles in cellular recovery following exposure to UV irradiation.
- Publication
Genetics, 2001, Vol 158, Issue 1, p41
- ISSN
0016-6731
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/genetics/158.1.41