Gene Expression Analysis of Four Radiation-resistant Bacteria

Na Gao1, Bin-Guang Ma2, Yu-Sheng Zhang1

  • 1Shandong Provincial Research Center for Bioinformatic Engineering and Technique, Center for Advanced Study, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, P.R. China.

Genomics Insights
|August 6, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Bioinformatic analysis reveals key genes in radiation-resistant bacteria like Deinococcus. Highly expressed antioxidant enzymes and proteases, alongside recombinase A (recA), are crucial for surviving radiation exposure.

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