The energetic cost of bending short segments of DNA is very high. This bending is critical for
the packaging of DNA and is exploited to regulate many cellular processes. In prokaryotes …

The bacterial chromosomal DNA is folded into a compact structure called nucleoid. The
shape and size of this 'body'is determined by a number of factors. Major players are DNA …

Cellular DNA is continuously engaged in a molecular dance with many accessory proteins.
These proteins are responsible for orchestrating the storage, maintenance, and transfer of …

The nucleoid-associated protein HU is one of the most abundant proteins in Escherichia coli
and has been suggested to play an important role in bacterial nucleoid organization and …

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 …

The bacterial genome is folded into a compact structure called the nucleoid. Considerable
compaction of the DNA molecule is required in order to reduce its volume below that of the …

Histone-like proteins in bacteria contribute to the control of gene expression, as well as
participating in other DNA transactions such as recombination and DNA replication. They …

Histonelike nucleoid structuring protein (H-NS) is an abundant prokaryotic protein
participating in nucleoid structure, gene regulation, and silencing. It plays a key role in cell …

Single molecule force spectroscopy is a powerful method that uses the mechanical
properties of DNA to explore DNA interactions. Here we describe how DNA stretching …

Recent advances in bacterial cell biology have revealed unanticipated structural and
functional complexity, reminiscent of eukaryotic cells. Particular progress has been made in …