| Literature DB >> 35862733 |
Frederic D Schramm1, Heath Murray1.
Abstract
The prokaryotic nucleoid-associated protein (NAP) HU is both highly conserved and ubiquitous. Deletion of HU causes pleiotropic phenotypes, making it difficult to uncover the critical functions of HU within a bacterial cell. In their recent work, Karaboja and Wang (J Bacteriol 204:e00119-22, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.00119-22) show that one essential function of Bacillus subtilis HU (HBsu) is to drive the DnaA-dependent initiation of DNA replication at the chromosome origin. We discuss the possible roles of HBsu in replication initiation and other essential cellular functions.Entities:
Keywords: HBsu; HU; NAP; chromosome structure; hbs; nucleoid-associated protein
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35862733 PMCID: PMC9380533 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00151-22
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.476