Abstract
Replication of damaged DNA is essential in all organisms and is potentially achieved by several mechanisms. How Escherichia coli employs these different mechanisms to effect efficient, accurate replication of a damaged template is revealed in this issue of Molecular Cell.
MeSH terms
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DNA Damage*
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DNA Repair*
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DNA Replication*
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DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / metabolism*
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DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / metabolism
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Escherichia coli / enzymology
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Escherichia coli / genetics*
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Humans
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Mutagenesis
Substances
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DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
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DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase