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Histone-like proteins of bacteria (review)

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Four major families of bacterial histone-like proteins (HU, IHF, H-NS, FIS), united on the basis of structural similarity and performing specific structural and regulatory functions in the cell, are discussed. Histone-like proteins perform topological modification of the chromosome (twisting, bending, and folding) and directly regulate the functioning of promoters of individual operons. Histone-like proteins are critical for the regulation of cell metabolism, are involved in the response to environmental changes, and play a key role in the transition to and maintenance of the resting cells of bacteria.

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Original Russian Text © A.M. Anuchin, A.V. Goncharenko, O.I. Demidenok, A.S. Kaprelyants, 2011, published in Prikladnaya Biokhimiya i Mikrobiologiya, 2011, Vol. 47, No. 6, pp. 635–641.

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Anuchin, A.M., Goncharenko, A.V., Demidenok, O.I. et al. Histone-like proteins of bacteria (review). Appl Biochem Microbiol 47, 580–585 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0003683811060020

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