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3-Å resolution structure of a protein with histone-like properties in prokaryotes

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The 3-Å structure of DNA-binding protein II, which exhibits histone-like properties in bacteria, has been determined. The molecule is dimeric and appears to bind to the phosphate backbone of DNA through two symmetry-related arms. A mechanism by which the protein induces DNA supercoiling is proposed.

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Tanaka, I., Appelt, K., Dijk, J. et al. 3-Å resolution structure of a protein with histone-like properties in prokaryotes. Nature 310, 376–381 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/310376a0

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