title: Decreased UV light resistance of spores of Bacillus subtilis strains deficient in pyrimidine dimer repair and small, acid-soluble spore proteins.
abstract: Loss of small, acid-soluble spore protein alpha reduced spore UV resistance 30- to 50-fold in Bacillus subtilis strains deficient in pyrimidine dimer repair, but gave only a 5- to 8-fold reduction in UV resistance in repair-proficient strains. However, both repair-proficient and -deficient spores lacking this protein had identical heat and gamma-radiation resistance.
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000172:deficiency*; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers / Q000172:deficiency*; D012808:Sigma Factor; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000528:radiation effects; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers; D012808:Sigma Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors; C092468:spoIIR protein, Bacillus subtilis; C030069:spore-specific proteins, Bacillus