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Journal of Bacteriology, October 2000, p. 5898-5901, Vol. 182, No. 20
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of
Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto
862-0976, Japan
Received 19 August 1999/Accepted 14 July 2000
Escherichia coli mukF, mukE, and mukB null
mutants have common phenotypes such as temperature-dependent colony
formation, anucleate cell production, chromosome cutting by septum
closure, and abnormal localization of SeqA-DNA clusters. We show here
that the associated muk null mutations cause
hypersensitivity to novobiocin. Null mutation of either dam
or seqA suppressed partially the temperature-sensitive lethality but failed to suppress the anucleate cell production and the
hypersensitivity to novobiocin caused by muk null mutations.
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Null Mutation of the dam or
seqA Gene Suppresses Temperature-Sensitive Lethality but Not
Hypersensitivity to Novobiocin of muk Null Mutants
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of
Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kuhonji 4-24-1, Kumamoto 862-0976, Japan. Phone: 81-96-373-6578. Fax: 81-96-373-6582. E-mail:
hiraga{at}gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp.
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