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SOS Response (Genetics)

Known as: SOS Function, Induction, SOS, Response, SOS 
An error-prone mechanism or set of functions for repairing damaged microbial DNA. SOS functions (a concept reputedly derived from the SOS of the… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Fidelity of translesional synthesis past benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide-2'-deoxyguanosine DNA adducts: marked effects of host cell, sequence context, and chirality.
We have used a site-specific approach to investigate the mutagenic potential of (+)- and (-)-trans-anti-benzo[a]pyrene diol… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Regulated expression of the dinR and recA genes during competence development and SOS induction in Bacillus subtilis
It has been hypothesized that the dinR gene product of Bacillus subtilis acts as a repressor of the SOS regulon by binding to DNA… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
SOS induction in Escherichia coli and Salmonella mutagenicity: a comparison using 330 compounds.
To examine the concordance of two microbial genotoxicity short-term assays, 330 experimental results for the SOS chromotest using… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Correlation of quinolone MIC and inhibition of DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis and induction of the SOS response in Escherichia coli
The effects of nalidixic acid and four fluoroquinolones on DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis in the presence and absence of 20 mg… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
In-situ investigation of adsorbed surfactants and polymers on solids in solution
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Genetic separation of Escherichia coli recA functions for SOS mutagenesis and repressor cleavage
Evidence is presented that recA functions which promote the SOS functions of mutagenesis, LexA protein proteolysis, and lambda cI… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Carcinogen-induced mutation spectrum in wild-type, uvrA and umuC strains of Escherichia coli. Strain specificity and mutation-prone sequences.
Review
1980
Review
1980
IS THERE SOS INDUCTION IN MAMMALIAN CELLS?
The author of this review is not fully familiar with the intricacies of various experimental systems using mammalian cells and… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
ATP-dependent renaturation of DNA catalyzed by the recA protein of Escherichia coli.
The product of the recA gene of Escherichia coli has been purified to near-homogeneity by a simple three-step procedure… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Targeted and untargeted mutagenesis by various inducers of SOS functions in Escherichia coli.
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