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TABLE 3.

ClpY and ClpQ contribute to the MMS sensitivity of lon mutants

Straina Genotype EOP on MMSb at a temp (°C) of:
32 37 39 41
SG22163 Wild type  1  1  1  1
SG22186 Δlon rcsA::kan 10−5 10−3 10−2  0.03
SG22205 clpQ::cat  0.7  0.7  0.7  0.7
SG22206 clpY::cat  1.0  0.8  1.0  1.0
SG22207 Δlon rcsA::kan clpQ::cat 10−5 10−6 10−6
SG22208 Δlon rcsA::kan clpY::cat 10−4 10−5 10−5 10−5
a

All strains carry lacIq on the chromosome. 

b

Cells were grown at 30°C, diluted into buffer, spotted on LB or LB-MMS plates, and incubated at the indicated temperatures. EOP on LB at 32 and 41.5°C were essentially identical.