Site nuvA
- Name: nuvA
- Type: Gene
- Mnemonic: near uv
- Left End Point: 9.44
- Right End Point: 9.46
- Products:
uridine thiolation factor A activity - Direction: <
- Priority: 1
- External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoliWiki nuvA - Comment:
- Selectable phenotype. Loss: near-UV irradiation resistance. Is this thiI? nuvC?
- References:
- Ramabhadram, T.V. 1976. Method for the isolation of Escherichia coli relaxed mutants, utilizing near-ultraviolet irradiation. J.Bacteriol. 127:1587-1589
- Lipsett, M.N. 1978. Enzymes producing 4-thiouridine in Escherichia coli tRNA: approximate chromosomal locations of the genes and enzyme activities in a 4-thiouridine-deficient mutant. J.Bacteriol. 135:993-997
- Favre, A., V. Chams, A. Caldeira de Araujo 1986. Photosensitized UVA light induction of the SOS response of Escherichia coli. Biochimie 68:857-864
- Caldeira de Araujo, A., A. Favre 1986. Near ultraviolet DNA damage induces the SOS responses in Escherichia coli. EMBO J. 5:175-179
- Mueller, E.G., C.J. Buck, P.M. Palenchar, L.E. Barnhart, J.L. Paulson 1998. Identification of a gene involved in the generation of 4-thiouridine in tRNA. Nucleic Acids Res. 26:2606-2610