Nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs) such as IHF, HU, Fis, and H-NS alter the topology of
bound DNA and may thereby affect accessibility of DNA to repair and recombination …

Integration host factor (IHF) is a DNA-binding and-bending protein that has been found in a
number of gram-negative bacteria. Here we describe the cloning, sequencing, and …

Transposition activity in bacteria is generally maintained at a low level. The activity of mobile
DNA elements can be controlled by bacterially encoded global regulators. Regulation of …

Pathogenicity islands (PAIs) represent horizontally acquired chromosomal regions and
encode their cognate integrase, which mediates chromosomal integration and excision of …

In prokaryotic mismatch repair the MutS protein and its homologs recognize the mismatches.
The mutS gene of naturally transformable Pseudomonas stutzeri ATCC 17587 (genomovar …

We have previously shown that both ends of the Tn 3 family transposon Tn 4652 contain
integration host factor (IHF) binding sites and that IHF positively regulates expression of the …

Integration host factor (IHF) is a small heterodimeric DNA-binding protein of E coli composed
of two subunits, α and β, encoded by the himA and hip genes, respectively. IHF binds to …

Specialized recombination reactions involving DNA inversions have evolved as a
mechanism to generate genetic diversity within a population. They often function to preadapt …

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 …

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 …