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  • Title: Development of T7 phage and T7 phage containing apurinic sites in an exonuclease III, endonuclease IV double mutant of Escherichia coli.
    Author: Sanchez G, Mamet-Bratley MD.
    Journal: Biochem Cell Biol; 1992 Jul; 70(7):605-8. PubMed ID: 1280443.
    Abstract:
    The development of bacteriophage T7 was examined in an Escherichia coli double mutant defective for the two major apurinic, apyrimidinic endonucleases (exonuclease III and endonuclease IV, xth nfo). In cells infected with phages containing apurinic sites, the defect in repair enzymes led to a decrease of phage survival and a total absence of bacterial DNA degradation and of phage DNA synthesis. These results directly demonstrate the toxic action of apurinic sites on bacteriophage T7 at the intracellular level and its alleviation by DNA repair. In addition, untreated T7 phage unexpectedly displayed reduced plating efficiency and decreased DNA synthesis in the xth nfo double mutant.
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