The genome DNA of Escherichia coli is associated with about 10 DNA-binding structural
proteins, altogether forming the nucleoid. The nucleoid proteins play some functional roles …

Background The genome DNA of Escherichia coli is folded into the nucleosome‐like
structure, often called a nucleoid, by the binding of several DNA‐binding proteins. We …

The genome of Escherichia coli is composed of a single molecule of circular DNA with the
length of about 47,000 kilobase pairs, which is associated with about 10 major DNA-binding …

Prokaryotic genomes are contained in a cellular structure termed the nucleoid. However,
despite a complete genome sequence and years of intensive study of Escherichia coli, our …

Nucleoid-associated proteins typically are abundant, low-molecular-mass polypeptides that
bind DNA and alter its shape and its ability to participate in transactions such as …

How genomes are organized within cells and how the 3D architecture of a genome
influences cellular functions are significant questions in biology. A bacterial genomic DNA …

Bacterial nucleoid-associated proteins play a key role in the organisation, replication,
segregation, repair and expression of bacterial chromosomes. Here, we review some recent …

Nucleoid proteins are a group of abundant DNA binding proteins that modulate the structure
of the bacterial chromosome. They have been recruited as specific negative and positive …

The Escherichia coli chromosome is condensed into an ill-defined structure known as the
nucleoid. Nucleoid-associated DNA-binding proteins are involved in maintaining this …

Recent studies have revealed that the bacterial nucleoid is a dynamic entity that alters its
overall structure in response to changes in both growth rate and growth phase. These …