title: Construction of Escherichia coli K12 phr deletion and insertion mutants by gene replacement.
abstract: We replaced an Escherichia coli phr gene by a 1.4-kb fragment of DNA coding for resistance to chloramphenicol. Characterization of 2 deletions (phr-19 and phr-36) and 1 insertion (phr-34) in the phr gene revealed no photoreactivation. Photoreactivation-deficient strains of either recA56 or lexA1(ind-) were more sensitive to UV radiation in the dark than phr-proficient counterparts. The presence of the phr defect in uvrA6 strains increased by 1.5-2-fold his-4(Ochre) to His+ mutation induced by ultraviolet light compared to uvrA6 phr+ strains, although there was no difference in UV sensitivity between uvrA6 phr+ and uvrA6 phr- strains. 30-35% of the His+ mutations thus induced were suppressor mutations in uvrA6 phr+ and 49-55% in uvrA6 phr- strains. The UV mutagenesis results are consistent with the previous observations that suppressor mutations targeted by a thymine-cytosine pyrimidine dimer are reduced in the dark in cells with amplified DNA photolyase.
authors.affiliation: Division of Industrial Health, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akasaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000235:genetics; D002702:Chloramphenicol Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004260:DNA Repair; D004255:Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000528:radiation effects; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D016153:Genes, Suppressor; D008027:Light; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase; D004255:Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase