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The study aims to explore the specificity of mutations in bacteria and the underlying mutagenic mechanisms.

December 1, 1983Annual Review of Genetics212 citations

Mutational Specificity in Bacteria

Key Points

The study aims to explore the specificity of mutations in bacteria and the underlying mutagenic mechanisms.
Review of mutagenic pathways and specific reactions in bacteria.
Analysis of SOS-dependent mutagenesis and its impact on mutation rates.
Examination of how UV light and bulky adduct compounds induce mutations.
Identified various mutagenic pathways affecting specific loci in bacterial genomes.
Demonstrated that SOS-induced mutations resulted in a higher frequency of frameshift mutations.
Confirmed that bulky adducts significantly contribute to the mutational process associated with certain antitumor drugs.

Abstract

INTRODUCTIO N . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 5 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 6 MUTAGENI C PATHWAyS . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 SPECIFI CITY OF SOS-DEPENDE NT MUTAGENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Compounds Forming Bulky Adducts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 2 19 Antitumor Drugs .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 1 Mutations Resulting from the Induction of the SOS System-Untargeted Mutagenesis? 222 Ultraviolet Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... :... . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 226 HOTSPOTS-S ITE SPE CIFICITy . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . ,... . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 FRAMESHIFTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . 231 Mechanisms of Frameshift Mutagenesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

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