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	none
Overview on the categories (Excel file) All genes and their categories (Excel file)

Genes in this functional category

• adaA
• adaB
• addA
• addB
• alkA
• dinB
• dinG
• dprA
• exoA
• fin
• helD
• hlpB
• lexA
• lrpC
• mfd
• mutL
• mutM
• mutS
• mutSB
• mutT
• mutTA
• mutY
• nfo
• nth
• ogt
• pcrA
• pnpA
• polA
• polX
• polY1
• polY2
• radA
• radC
• recA
• recF
• recG
• recN
• recO
• recQ
• recR
• recU
• ruvA
• ruvB
• sbcC
• sbcD
• sbcE
• splA
• splB
• spoIVCA
• ssbA
• ssbB
• ung
• uvrA
• uvrB
• uvrC
• uvrX
• ywjD
• ywqL

Additional candidates (based on similarity)

• aag
• yefB
• yefC
• yfjP
• yhaZ
• yjcD
• yjhB
• yneB
• yobH
• yocI
• yokA
• yorK
• yozK
• yprA
• ypvA
• yrvE
• yvcI

Key reviews

Dale B Wigley
Bacterial DNA repair: recent insights into the mechanism of RecBCD, AddAB and AdnAB.
Nat Rev Microbiol: 2013, 11(1);9-13
[PubMed:23202527] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Dawit Kidane, Silvia Ayora, Joann B Sweasy, Peter L Graumann, Juan C Alonso
The cell pole: the site of cross talk between the DNA uptake and genetic recombination machinery.
Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol: 2012, 47(6);531-55
[PubMed:23046409] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Justin S Lenhart, Jeremy W Schroeder, Brian W Walsh, Lyle A Simmons
DNA repair and genome maintenance in Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev: 2012, 76(3);530-64
[PubMed:22933559] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Ann Ganesan, Graciela Spivak, Philip C Hanawalt
Transcription-coupled DNA repair in prokaryotes.
Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci: 2012, 110;25-40
[PubMed:22749141] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Silvia Ayora, Begoña Carrasco, Paula P Cárdenas, Carolina E César, Cristina Cañas, Tribhuwan Yadav, Chiara Marchisone, Juan C Alonso
Double-strand break repair in bacteria: a view from Bacillus subtilis.
FEMS Microbiol Rev: 2011, 35(6);1055-81
[PubMed:21517913] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Shelley L Lusetti, Michael M Cox
The bacterial RecA protein and the recombinational DNA repair of stalled replication forks.
Annu Rev Biochem: 2002, 71;71-100
[PubMed:12045091] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)