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NodD, the major regulatory protein of nodulation, was partially purified from Rhizobium leguminosarum 8401(pIJ1518), and its binding sequences within nodF promoter of R. l. bv. viciae were determined by DNase I footprinting. A series of techniques based on gel retardation were used to analyze the NodD-target DNA interaction, showing that NodD binds to target DNA in isologous octamer.
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Project supported by Pan-Deng Plan. The first two authors contributed equally to this study.
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Liu, S., Lü, H. & Hong, G. NodD binds to target DNA in isologous octamer. Sci. China Ser. C.-Life Sci. 41, 592–599 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02882900
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