The bacterial SOS response promotes the expression of the transposase encoded by ISCR mobile genetic elements
Claire Lallement, Thomas Jové, Cécile Pasternak, Sandra Da Re, Marie-Cécile Ploy
The paper shows that the bacterial SOS response, via LexA, regulates ISCR transposase expression, linking antibiotic exposure to increased transposon mobility.
Journal of Bacteriology · Jun 23, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology