Specialization of the Reiterated Copies of the Heterodimeric Integration Host Factor Genes in Geobacter sulfurreducens

Integration host factor (IHF) is a widely distributed small heterodimeric protein member of the bacterial Nucleoid-Associated Proteins (NAPs), implicated in multiple DNA regulatory processes. IHF recognizes a specific DNA sequence and induces a large bend of the nucleic acid. IHF function has been m...

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Main Authors: Angel Andrade, Alberto Hernández-Eligio, Ana Lilia Tirado, Leticia Vega-Alvarado, Maricela Olvera, Enrique Morett, Katy Juárez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
IHF
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.626443/full