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==General Description==
==General Description==
A set of reversible checkpoints induced upon DNA damage, or regions of single stranded DNA.


==Components==
==Components==

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General Description

A set of reversible checkpoints induced upon DNA damage, or regions of single stranded DNA.

Components

Function

Regulation

Cell Biology

The expression of multiple genes is upregulated upon induction of the SOS response:

Experimental Resources

Several antibiotics induce the SOS response

  • mitomycin C (working concentration-0.1 µg/ml)[1]

Comparison with other organisms

Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wang, L & Lutkenhaus, J (1998) FtsK is an essential cell division protein that is localized to the septum and induced as part of the SOS response. Mol. Microbiol. 29 731-40 PubMed