The novel Hha/YmoA family of nucleoid-associated proteins: Use of structural mimicry to modulate the activity of the H-NS family of proteins

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-14

  Madrid, Cristina ^a   Balsalobre, Carlos ^a   García, Jesús ^a   Juárez, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HISTONE; HISTONE LIKE NUCLEOID STRUCTURING PROTEIN; PROTEIN HHA;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SALMONELLA; SHORT SURVEY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA SP.; YERSINIA SP.;

EID: 33845686966     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05497.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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