DNA repair/ recombination

Parent categories	3. Information processing 3.1. Genetics
Neighbouring categories	3.1.1. DNA replication 3.1.2. DNA condensation/ segregation 3.1.3. DNA restriction/ modification 3.1.4. DNA repair/ recombination 3.1.5. Genetic competence 3.1.6. Genetics/ other
Related categories	genetic competence LexA regulon
Overview on the categories (Excel file) All genes and their categories (Excel file)

Genes in this functional category

A/P endonucleases

• exoA
• nfo
• nth

Spore-encoded non-homologous end joining system

• ligD
• ykoV

Double strand breaks repair

• recU
• ruvA
• ruvB

Oxidized guanine (GO) DNA repair system

• mutM
• mutTA
• mutY

Excision of prophages

• spoIVCA
• sprA
• sprB

Other proteins

• adaA
• adaB
• addA
• addB
• alkA
• dinB
• dinG
• dprA

• fin
• helD
• hlpB
• lexA

• lrpC
• mfd
• mutL

• mutS
• mutSB
• mutT

• ogt
• pcrA
• pnpA
• polA
• polX
• polY1
• polY2
• radA
• radC
• recA
• recF
• recG
• recN
• recO
• recQ
• recR

• recX

• sbcC
• sbcD
• sbcE
• splA
• splB

• ssbA
• ssbB
• ung
• uvrA
• uvrB
• uvrC
• uvrX

• ywjD
• ywqL

Additional candidates (based on similarity)

• aag
• yefB
• yefC
• yfjP
• yhaZ
• yjcD
• yjhB
• yneB
• yobH
• yocI

• yorK
• yozK
• yprA
• ypvA
• yrvE
• yvcI

Key original publications

Wojciech W Krajewski, Xin Fu, Martin Wilkinson, Nora B Cronin, Mark S Dillingham, Dale B Wigley
Structural basis for translocation by AddAB helicase-nuclease and its arrest at χ sites.
Nature: 2014, 508(7496);416-9
[PubMed:24670664] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)