Benz W C, Berger H
Genetics. 1973 Jan;73(1):1-11. doi: 10.1093/genetics/73.1.1.
Evidence is presented that when E. coli B is mixedly infected with T4D wild type and rII deletion mutants, the excess DNA of the wild type allele is lost. No loss is seen in mixed infections with rII point mutants and wild type. In similar experiments with lysozyme addition mutants, the mutant allele is lost. We believe these results demonstrate a repair system which removes "loops" in heteroduplex DNA molecules. A number of phage and host functions have been tested for involvement in the repair of the excess DNA, and T4 genes x and v have been implicated in this process.
有证据表明,当大肠杆菌B被T4D野生型和rII缺失突变体混合感染时,野生型等位基因的多余DNA会丢失。在rII点突变体与野生型的混合感染中未观察到DNA丢失。在添加溶菌酶突变体的类似实验中,突变等位基因会丢失。我们认为这些结果证明了一种修复系统,该系统可去除异源双链DNA分子中的“环”。已经测试了许多噬菌体和宿主功能是否参与多余DNA的修复,并且T4基因x和v与该过程有关。