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. 1988 Sep;170(9):3876–3881. doi: 10.1128/jb.170.9.3876-3881.1988

Characterization of the rec-1 gene of Haemophilus influenzae and behavior of the gene in Escherichia coli.

J K Setlow 1, D Spikes 1, K Griffin 1
PMCID: PMC211384  PMID: 3045079

Abstract

The rec-1 gene of Haemophilus influenzae was cloned into a shuttle vector that replicates in Escherichia coli as well as in H. influenzae. The plasmid, called pRec1, complemented the defects of a rec-1 mutant in repair of UV damage, transformation, and ability of prophage to be induced by UV radiation. Although UV resistance and recombination were caused by pRec1 in E. coli recA mutants, UV induction of lambda and UV mutagenesis were not. We suggest that the ability of the H. influenzae Rec-1 protein to cause cleavage of repressors but not the recombinase function differs from that of the E. coli RecA protein.

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