HISTONES, HMG, HU, IHF - MEME COMBAT

被引:91
作者
OBERTO, J
DRLICA, K
ROUVIEREYANIV, J
机构
[1] INST BIOL PHYS CHIM,F-75005 PARIS,FRANCE
[2] PUBL HLTH RES INST CITY NEW YORK INC,NEW YORK,NY 10016
关键词
HU; IHF; TF1; HMG; HISTONES;
D O I
10.1016/0300-9084(94)90014-0
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In this review article we present a compilation of the proteins homologous to Escherichia coli HU: the HU-like family. Two of these, HU and IHF from E coli have been extensively characterized genetically and biochemically. Due to their DNA binding activities, these proteins confer a condensed shape to the chromosome and regulate the transcription of selected sets of its genes. The parallel between the dual function of the HU-like proteins and the roles described for eukaryotic histone and HMG proteins is striking, especially in the view that they are evolutionary unrelated.
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