Induction of the SOS response in Escherichia coli by heavy ions

Autor: M. Bonev, I. Soska, K.G. Amirtayev, Evgeny Krasavin, S. Kozubek, V. Drasil, B. Tokarova
Rok vydání: 1989
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Zdroj: Mutation research. 215(1)
ISSN: 0027-5107
Popis: The effectiveness of heavy ions in inducing the SOS response in E. coli cells has been measured by means of the SOS-chromotest. The SOS induction potency of ionizing radiation increases with increasing LET, to 40–60 keV/μm, reaches a maximum and then decreases at greater LET values. We conclude that the SOS-inducing damages in the case of ionizing radiation could be DNA injuries of a ‘complex’ type, e.g., DNA double-strand breaks or some kind of heavily damaged single-strand lesions.
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