DNA binding and bending by a chloroplast-encoded HU-like protein overexpressed in Escherichia coli

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 339-343

  Wu, Hong ^a   Liu, Xiang Qin ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; DNA bending; DNA binding; HU like protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HISTONE LIKE PROTEIN HU, BACTERIA; HISTONE-LIKE PROTEIN HU, BACTERIA; HLPA PROTEIN, GUILLARDIA THETA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CHLOROPLAST; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

ALGAE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLOROPLASTS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PLANT PROTEINS;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GUILLARDIA THETA;

EID: 0031148775     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005867215258     Document Type: Article

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