MicrobiologyNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewed
Genome Editing Outcomes Reveal Mycobacterial NucS Participates in a Short-Patch Repair of DNA Mismatches
Tanjina Islam, Eric A. Josephs
This study shows that NucS in mycobacteria is involved in a short-patch DNA mismatch repair mechanism, distinct from canonical MMR, by directly repairing mismatches within 5-6 bp.
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