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Published on: September 28, 2012
Involvement of serine / threonine protein kinases in DNA damage response and cell division in bacteria
Yogendra S Rajpurohit1, Dhirendra Kumar Sharma1, Hari S Misra1
1Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India; Life Sciences, Homi Bhabha National Institute (DAE- Deemed University), Mumbai, 400094, India.
Abstract:
The roles of Serine/Threonine protein kinases (STPKs) in bacterial physiology, including bacterial responses to nutritional stresses and under pathogenesis have been well documented. STPKs roles in bacterial cell cycle regulation and DNA damage response have not been much emphasized, possibly because the LexA/RecA type SOS response became the synonym to DNA damage response and cell cycle regulation in bacteria. This review summarizes current knowledge of STPKs genetics, domain organization, and their roles in DNA damage response and cell division regulation in bacteria.
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