Surface salt bridges modulate the DNA site size of bacterial histone-like HU proteins

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 390, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-55

  Kamau, Edwin ^a   Tsihlis, Nick D ^a   Simmons, L Alice ^a   Grove, Anne ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA bending; DNA site size; HBsu; Histone like HU protein; Integration host factor (IHF); Salt bridge; Type II DNA binding protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GENES; MUTAGENESIS;

DNA BENDING; DNA SITE SIZE; HBSU; HISTONE LIKE HU FACTOR; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR;

DNA;

ASPARTIC ACID; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HU PROTEIN; LYSINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING SITE; CROSS LINKING; CYCLIZATION; DNA BINDING; DNA HISTONE INTERACTION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 23944475592     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20050274     Document Type: Article

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