Nucleoid Associated Proteins: The Small Organizers That Help to Cope With Stress
The bacterial chromosome must be efficiently compacted to fit inside the small and crowded cell while remaining accessible for the protein complexes involved in replication, transcription, and DNA repair. The dynamic organization of the nucleoid is a consequence of both intracellular factors (i.e.,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00590/full |