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Binding of SeqA protein to hemi-methylated GATC sequences enhances their interaction and aggregation properties.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 16 Jul 2004
Han Joo Seok, Kang Sukhyun, Kim Sung Ho, Ko Min Ji, Hwang Deog Su
Abstract excerpt
The SeqA protein regulates chromosome initiation and is involved in segregation in Escherichia coli. One SeqA protein binds to two hemi-methylated GATC sequences to form a stable SeqA-DNA complex. We found that binding induced DNA bending, which was pronounced when the two sequences were on the same face of the DNA. Two SeqA molecules bound cooperatively to each pair of hemi-methylated sites when the spacing...
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