Dps binds and protects DNA in starved Escherichia coli with minimal effect on chromosome accessibility, dynamics and organisation
Lauren A. McCarthy, Lindsey E. Way, Xiaofeng Dai, Zhongqing Ren, David E.H. Fuller, Ishika Dhiman, Linaria Larkin, Jurriaan J. D. Sieben, Ilja Westerlaken, Elio A. Abbondanzieri, Gail G. Hardy, Anne S. Meyer, Xindan Wang, Julie S. Biteen
This study shows Dps compacts the E. coli nucleoid and increases short-range DNA interactions without significantly affecting chromosome accessibility, dynamics, or organisation.
Nucleic Acids Research · Dec 10, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics