A new gene (alkB) of Escherichia coli that controls sensitivity to methyl methane sulfonate [PDF]
Journal of Bacteriology, 1983 Seven mutants of Escherichia coli were isolated that are sensitive to methyl methane sulfonate but not to UV light. They exhibited decreased host cell reactivation capacity for methyl methane sulfonate-treated phage lambda. Five of the mutations were mapped in the same region as alkA (previously called alk) and may indeed be identical to known ...
H, Kataoka, Y, Yamamoto, M, Sekiguchi
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Human ALKBH4 interacts with proteins associated with transcription. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The Fe(II)- and 2-oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent dioxygenase AlkB from E. coli is a demethylase which repairs alkyl lesions in DNA, as well as RNA, through a direct reversal mechanism. Humans possess nine AlkB homologs (ALKBH1-8 and FTO). ALKBH2 and ALKBH3
Linn G Bjørnstad +5 more
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Plant n-alkane production from litterfall altered the diversity and community structure of alkane degrading bacteria in litter layer in lowland subtropical rainforest in Taiwan [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2018 n-Alkane and alkane-degrading bacteria have long been used as crucial biological indicators of paleoecology, petroleum pollution, and oil and gas prospecting.
T.-Y. Huang +5 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a highly specialized human pathogen. The success of M. tuberculosis is due to its ability to replicate within host macrophages, resist host immune responses, and ultimately enter a persistent state during a latent ...
Haley Stokas +5 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014 Alkane degrading microorganisms play an important role for bioremediation of petrogenic contaminated environments. In this study, we investigated the effects of compost addition on the diversity of alkane monooxygenase gene (alkB) harboring bacteria in ...
Michael eSchloter
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Analyses of both the alkB Gene Transcriptional Start Site and alkB Promoter-Inducing Properties of Rhodococcus sp. Strain BCP1 Grown on n -Alkanes [PDF]
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2011 ABSTRACT Rhodococcus sp. strain BCP1, known for its capacity to grow on short-chain n -alkanes (C 2 to C 7 ) and to cometabolize chlorinated solvents, was found to also utilize medium- and long-chain n -alkanes (C
CAPPELLETTI, MARTINA +5 more
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Isolation and characterization of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria from gas station leaking-contaminated groundwater in the Southern Amazon, Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2019 Twenty-three hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria strains were isolated from gas station leaking-contaminated groundwater located in the Southern Amazon, Brazil.
S. D. Lima +6 more
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Genome Biology, 2023 Background The Fe (II)- and α-ketoglutarate-dependent AlkB family dioxygenases are implicated in nucleotide demethylation. AlkB homolog1 (ALKBH1) is shown to demethylate DNA adenine methylation (6mA) preferentially from single-stranded or unpaired DNA ...
Qingxiao Jia +12 more
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 Alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase (ALKBH) is a DNA repair gene involved in the repair of alkylating DNA damage. There are nine types of ALKBH (ALKBH1-8 and FTO) identified in humans.
Shengyuan Zhao +3 more
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Bioinformatic mapping of AlkB homology domains in viruses
BMC Genomics, 2005 Background AlkB-like proteins are members of the 2-oxoglutarate- and Fe(II)-dependent oxygenase superfamily. In Escherichia coli the protein protects RNA and DNA against damage from methylating agents. 1-methyladenine and 3-methylcytosine are repaired by
Drabløs Finn, Bratlie Marit S
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