The nucleoid-associated protein StpA binds curved DNA, has a greater DNA-binding affinity than H-NS and is present in significant levels in hns mutants

Biochimie

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 243-249

  Sonnenfield, J M ^b,d   Burns, C M ^b   Higgins, C F ^c   Hinton, J C D ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E. coli; H NS; Nucleoid associated protein; StpA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CURVED DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HISTONE LIKE NUCLEOID STRUCTURING PROTEIN; STPA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035076860     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(01)01232-9     Document Type: Article

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