Structure of the histone-like protein H-NS and its role in regulation and genome superstructure

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-114

  Rimsky, Sylvie ^a  

^a Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan   (France)

Author keywords

Amino terminal; Carboxy terminal; Cter; Dissociation constant; H NS; Histone like nucleoid structuring protein; K d; Nter

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL GENOME; DNA BINDING; DNA FOOTPRINTING; GENE STRUCTURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; OLIGOMERIZATION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 1842453825     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2004.02.001     Document Type: Review

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