[HTML][HTML] Specific Recognition of DNA by Integration Host Factor: GLUTAMIC ACID 44 OF THE β-SUBUNIT SPECIFIES THE DISCRIMINATION OF AT: A FROM AN A: T …

EK Read, RI Gumport, JF Gardner - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2000 - ASBMB
Integration host factor (IHF) is a protein that binds to the H′ site of bacteriophage λ with
sequence specificity. Genetic experiments implicated amino acid residue Glu 44 of the β …

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 …

Characterization of a set of integration host factor mutants deficient for DNA binding

AE Granston, HA Nash - Journal of molecular biology, 1993 - Elsevier
Integration host factor, IHF, is a sequence-specific DNA-binding and DNA-bending protein
composed of two related but non-identical subunits. We report the isolation and …

Mutants of Escherichia coli integration host factor: DNA-binding and recombination properties

LM Hales, RI Gumport, JF Gardner - Biochimie, 1994 - Elsevier
Integration host factor (IHF) is a protein encoded by Escherichia coli which was first
discovered as a requirement for bacteriophage λ site-specific recombination. In this study …

Integration host factor (IHF) binds to many sites in the A+ T-rich b2 region of phage λ DNA

J Kur, N Hasan, W Szybalski - Gene, 1992 - Elsevier
Computer analysis of almost the entire b2 region of λ phage (nt 22346–27475) revealed 23
consensus-like ihf sites, with eleven pointing in one direction and twelve in the opposite …

Determining the DNA sequence elements required for binding integration host factor to two different target sites

LM Hales, RI Gumport, JF Gardner - Journal of bacteriology, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
Binding sites for the Escherichia coli protein integration host factor (IHF) include a set of
conserved bases that can be summarized by the consensus sequence WATCAANNNNTTR …

The HimA and HimD subunits of integration host factor can specifically bind to DNA as homodimers.

L Zulianello, E De la Gorgue de Rosny… - The EMBO …, 1994 - embopress.org
Integration host factor (IHF) is a heterodimeric protein from Escherichia coli which
specifically binds to an asymmetric consensus sequence. We have isolated the individual …

The isolation and characterization of mutants of the integration host factor (IHF) of Escherichia coli with altered, expanded DNA‐binding specificities.

EC Lee, LM Hales, RI Gumport, JF Gardner - The EMBO journal, 1992 - embopress.org
The integration host factor (IHF) of Escherichia coli is a small, basic protein that is required
for lambda site‐specific recombination and a variety of cellular processes. It is composed of …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

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 …