Journal of Bacteriology, February 2000, p. 829-832, Vol. 182, No. 3
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595
Received 6 April 1999/Accepted 8 November 1999
Deletion of topA in Escherichia coli was found to result in a higher level of killing after treatment with either hydrogen peroxide or N-ethylmaleimide. This effect on oxidative challenge response represents a new role for E. coli DNA topoisomerase I in addition to prevention of excessive negative supercoiling of DNA.
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