The architectural role of nucleoid-associated proteins in the organization of bacterial chromatin: A molecular perspective

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 262-272

  Luijsterburg, Martijn S ^a,b   Noom, Maarten C ^a   Wuite, Gijs J L ^a   Dame, Remus Th ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacterial chromatin; DNA compaction; Fis; H NS; HU; IHF; Nucleoid; Nucleoid associated protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA PROTECTION DURING STARVATION PROTEIN; FACTOR FOR INVERSION STIMULATION; HISTONE; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; LEUCINE RESPONSIVE REGULATORY PROTEIN; NUCLEOID ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL NUCLEOID; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; CHROMATIN; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA PACKAGING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33750527566     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.05.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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