Bacterial histone HBb from Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus compacts DNA by bending
Yimin Hu, Samuel Schwab, Silvia Deiss, Pedro Escudeiro, Thor van Heesch, Joe D. Joiner, Jocelyne Vreede, Marcus D. Hartmann, Andrei N. Lupas, Birte Hernandez Alvarez, Vikram Alva, Remus Thei Dame
This study investigates the DNA-binding properties of bacterial histone HBb in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, revealing its ability to bend DNA in a sequence-independent manner, similar to archaeal and eukaryotic histones.
Nucleic Acids Research · Jun 12, 2024Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology