The DNA-relaxation-dependent Off-to-On biasing of the type 1 fimbrial genetic switch requires the Fis nucleoid-associated protein.
C. Conway, M. C. Beckett, C. J. Dorman
The paper shows that Fis protein binding to fimS enhances DNA-relaxation-dependent phase ON bias in type 1 fimbriae expression in E. coli.
bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology