RecA balances genomic stability and evolution using many successive mismatch tolerant homology tests
M. PRENTISS, D. Wang, J. Fu, C. Prevost, V. Godoy, N. E. Kleckner, C. Danilowicz
The paper models how RecA in E. coli balances genomic stability and evolution by testing homology with increasing stringency, predicting that 50 bp of testing is needed for accurate allelic pairing.
bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2022 · PreprintBiophysics