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- Name: phr
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0708 MG1655 locus tag phrB assignment in conjunction with temporary use of phrA for modF - Mnemonic: photoreactivation
- Left End Point: 15.92
- Right End Point: 15.95
- Products:
deoxyribodipyrimidine photolyase DNA photolyase - Direction: >
- Priority: 1
- 4 Alleles of This Gene
phr-1 phr-2 phr-758(del)::kan phr-791-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10736 EcoliWiki phr - Comment:
- Selectable phenotype. Loss: resistance to killing by UV-irradiated phage T1. contains folate chromophore and reduced FAD
- References:
- Howard-Flanders, P., L. Theriot 1962. A method for selecting radiation-sensitive mutants of Escherichia coli. Genetics 47:1219-1224
- Sancar, G.B., F.W. Smith, A. Sancar 1983. Identification and amplification of the E. coli phr gene product. Nucleic Acids Res. 11:6667-6678
- Sancar, G.B., F.W. Smith, M.C. Lorence, C.S. Rupert, A. Sancar 1984. Sequences of the Escherichia coli photolyase gene and protein. J.Biol.Chem. 259:6033-6038
- Husain, I., A. Sancar 1987. Photoreactivation in phr mutants of Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 169:2367-2372
- Lorence, M.C., S.D. Maika, C.S. Rupert 1990. Physical analysis of phr gene transcription in Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 172:6551-6556
- Dorrell, N., A. Ahmed, S.H. Moss 1993. Photoreactivation in a phrB mutant of Escherichia coli K-12: evidence for the role of a second protein in photorepair. Photochem.Photobiol. 58:831-835
- Ozer, Z., J.T. Reardon, D.S. Hsu, K. Malhotra, A. Sancar 1995. The other function of DNA photolyase: stimulation of excision repair of chemical damage to DNA. Biochemistry 34:15886-15889
- Ma, C., C.S. Rupert 1995. Promoters of the phr gene in Escherichia coli K-12. Mol.Gen.Genet. 248:52-58