Widespread prevalence of a methylation-dependent switch to activate an essential DNA damage response in bacteria.

DNA methylation plays central roles in diverse cellular processes, ranging from error-correction during replication to regulation of bacterial defense mechanisms. Nevertheless, certain aberrant methylation modifications can have lethal consequences. The mechanisms by which bacteria detect and respon...

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Main Authors: Aditya Kamat, Ngat T Tran, Mohak Sharda, Neha Sontakke, Tung B K Le, Anjana Badrinarayanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-03-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002540&type=printable
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