title: UV and gamma-ray sensitivity of meiosis-deficient mutants in Podospora anserina.
abstract: Two mutants, mei1 and mei2, were isolated by screening for deficiencies occurring in the meiotic process. The sensitivity of mei1 and mei2 mutant strains to UV irradiation showed a significant increase as compared with that of the wild-type stock, whereas the sensitivity to gamma-rays remained unchanged. The double-mutant strains were no more sensitive than each single mutant. The data indicate that both mei1 and mei2 loci are probably involved in the same pathway of excision-repair of UV-induced lesions.
mesh_terms: D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005720:Gamma Rays; D008540:Meiosis; D009154:Mutation; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D015003:Yeasts / Q000528:radiation effects*