Abstract
Reversion of adenine auxotrophic strains of D. radiodurans by cross-links in DNA was studied. Mutation was induced in a wild-type but not in a mitomycin C sensitive mutant after irradiation with near UV (∼365nm) in the presence of 4,5′,8-trimethylpsoralen (TMP). To get information on implication of cross-links in the observed mutation, cells containing monoadducts in DNA were exposed to near UV in the absence of TMP. The mutation frequency of the wild-type increased with increasing the cross-links in DNA. These results suggest that structural defects after removal of cross-links in DNA induce mutation in D. radiodurans.
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