Proteins from the prokaryotic nucleoid: primary and quaternary structure of the 15-kD Escherichia coli DNA binding protein H-NS.

Autor: Falconi, M., Gualtieri, M. T., La Teana, A., Losso, M. A., Pon, C. L.
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Zdroj: Molecular Microbiology; May1988, Vol. 2 Issue 3, p323-329, 7p
Abstrakt: The primary sequence of H-NS (136 amino acid residues, Mr = 15402), an abundant Escherichia coli DNA-binding protein, has been elucidated and its quaternary structure has been investigated by protein-protein cross-linking reactions. It was found that H-NS exists predominantly as a dimer, even at very low concentrations, but may form tetramers at higher concentrations and that the protein-protein interaction responsible for the dimerization is chiefly hydrophobic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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