Extreme mutation hotspot in bacteria discovered, with high mutation rates linked to ...
A new study published in PLOS Genetics has identified an extreme mutational hotspot within the genome of Pseudomonas ...
The Scientist3 年
Many Bacteria and Archaea Promoters Work Forward and Backward
While previous research had described bidirectional promoters in eukaryotes, as well as in a few bacteria and archaea species, the new study establishes divergent transcription—the reading of genes in ...
Max Planck Society15 天
Active Gene mutates faster
The findings could have broad implications for understanding bacterial evolution, adaptation, and antibiotic resistance. The research, conducted by Andrew D. Farr, Christina Vasileiou, Peter A. Lind, ...
Informationsdienst Wissenschaft15 天
Extreme Mutation Hotspot in Bacteria Discovered: Study Links High Mutation Rates to ...
Max Planck researchers discovered a 5,000-fold increase in the mutation rate in the genome of *Pseudomonas fluorescens*. The mutation regularly occurred in the promoter region of the *rpoS* gene and ...