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 …

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 …

Genetic and biochemical analysis of the integration host factor of Escherichia coli

G Mengeritsky, D Goldenberg, I Mendelson… - Journal of molecular …, 1993 - Elsevier
Integration host factor (IHF) is a small, heterodimeric DNA-binding protein of Escherichia coli
composed of two subunits, α and β, encoded by the himA and hip genes, respectively. IHF …

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 …

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 …

Integration host factor: a protein for all reasons

DI Friedman - Cell, 1988 - Elsevier
The identification and characterization of the Escherichia coli DNA binding protein
integration host factor (IHF) is an elegant example of how a well-characterized virus can be …

Specific photocrosslinking of DNA-protein complexes: identification of contacts between integration host factor and its target DNA.

SW Yang, HA Nash - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 1994 - National Acad Sciences
Azide moieties have been specifically placed in the backbone of DNA by chemical coupling
between azidophenacyl bromide and uniquely positioned phosphorothioate residues. The …

Growth phase variation of integration host factor level in Escherichia coli

MD Ditto, D Roberts, RA Weisberg - Journal of bacteriology, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
We have measured the intracellular abundance of integration host factor (IHF), a site-
specific, heterodimeric DNA-binding protein, in exponential-and stationary-phase cultures of …

E. coli integration host factor binds to specific sites in DNA

NL Craig, HA Nash - Cell, 1984 - cell.com
The integration of bacteriophage lambda into the E. coli chromosome occurs by reciprocal
recombination between specific sites in the phage and bacterial chromosomes, attf (POP') …

Purification of the Escherichia coli integration host factor (IHF) in one chromatographie step

M Filutowicz, H Grimek, K Appelt - Gene, 1994 - Elsevier
Purification of the Escherichia coli integration host factor (IHF) in one chromatographic step*
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