Activation of site‐specific DNA integration in human cells by a single chain integration host factor

T Corona, Q Bao, N Christ, T Schwartz, J Li… - Nucleic acids …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
The heterodimeric integration host factor (IHF) is a site‐specific DNA‐binding and DNA‐
bending protein from Escherichia coli. It plays essential roles in a variety of DNA …

Single-chain integration host factors as probes for high-precision nucleoprotein complex formation

Q Bao, N Christ, P Dröge - Gene, 2004 - Elsevier
Integration host factor (IHF) is a heterodimeric, site-specific DNA-binding and DNA-bending
protein from Escherichia coli. It is involved in high-precision DNA transactions where it …

Symmetry and asymmetry in the function of Escherichia coli integration host factor: implications for target identification by DNA-binding proteins

MH Werner, GM Clore, AM Gronenborn, HA Nash - Current Biology, 1994 - cell.com
Background: Escherichia coli integration host factor (IHF) is a DNA-binding protein that
participates in a wide variety of biochemical functions. In many of its activities, IHF appears …

Participation of the flank regions of the integration host factor protein in the specificity and stability of DNA binding

L Zulianello, P van Ulsen, P van de Putte… - Journal of Biological …, 1995 - ASBMB
The heterodimeric integration host factor (IHF) protein is a site-specific DNA-binding protein
from Escherichia coli that strongly bends the DNA. It has been proposed (Yang, C., and …

[PDF][PDF] A good turn for DNA: the structure of integration host factor bound to DNA

T Ellenberger, A Landy - Structure, 1997 - cell.com
The crystal structure of integration host factor (IHF) complexed with DNA shows how a small
heterodimeric protein can induce a big bend in DNA. IHF exerts leverage in the minor …

In vitro selection of integration host factor binding sites

SD Goodman, NJ Velten, Q Gao, S Robinson… - Journal of …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
Integration host factor (IHF) is a bacterial protein that binds and severely bends a specific
DNA target. IHF binding sites are approximately 30 to 35 bp long and are apparently divided …

Single base-pair precision and structural rigidity in a small IHF-induced DNA loop

SE Nunes-Düby, LI Smith-Mungo, A Landy - Journal of molecular biology, 1995 - Elsevier
The prokaryotic integration host factor (IHF) is a DNA-binding protein that binds to specific
DNA sites as a heterodimer. Genetic and mutational analyses have previously identified …

Multiple molecules of integration host factor (IHF) at a single DNA binding site, the bacteriophage λ cos I1 site

BK Morse, R Michalczyk, LD Kosturko - Biochimie, 1994 - Elsevier
Integration host factor (IHF) is an E coli protein that binds DNA sequence-specifically and
serves as a cofactor in many intracellular processes including λ DNA packaging. In gel shift …

Concerted binding and bending of DNA by Eschericia coli integration host factor

GM Dhavan, DM Crothers, MR Chance… - Journal of molecular …, 2002 - Elsevier
Integration host factor (IHF) is a heterodimeric Eschericia coli protein that plays essential
roles in a variety of cellular processes including site-specific recombination, transcription …

Integration host factor: putting a twist on protein–DNA recognition

TW Lynch, EK Read, AN Mattis, JF Gardner… - Journal of molecular …, 2003 - Elsevier
Integration host factor (IHF) is a DNA–bending protein that recognizes its cognate sites
through indirect readout. Previous studies have shown that binding of wild-type (WT)-IHF is …