HU of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Essential for the Preservation of DNA Supercoiling

The histone-like protein HU is a conserved nucleoid-associated protein that is involved in the maintenance of the bacterial chromosome architecture. It is the only known nucleoid-associated protein in Streptococcus pneumoniae, but it has not been studied. The pneumococcal gene encoding this protein,...

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Main Authors: María-José Ferrándiz, David Carreño, Silvia Ayora, Adela G. de la Campa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
HU
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00493/full