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Structural and Functional Aspects of the DNA Binding Protein FIS

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Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology

Part of the book series: Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology ((NUCLEIC,volume 7))

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In several processes related to gene expression and recombination, the DNA double helix has to be bent in a specific, well-defined topography to permit distant sites on DNA to approach each other or to facilitate interaction between proteins or protein and DNA sites that are located farther away along the DNA. The bending of DNA can be achieved either by certain base pair sequences (A-tracts) or, better, by DNA-binding proteins which stabilize a well-determined and specific DNA bend and, consequently, a specific DNA configuration (Travers 1991a,b).

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Experimentelle Medizin, Hermann-Rein-Straße 3, 37075, Göttingen, Germany

    Fritz Eckstein

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    David M. J. Lilley

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Saenger, W. et al. (1993). Structural and Functional Aspects of the DNA Binding Protein FIS. In: Eckstein, F., Lilley, D.M.J. (eds) Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology. Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77950-3_9

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