title: Multimeric complexes formed by DNA-binding proteins of low sequence specificity.
abstract: Some proteins bind to double-stranded DNA with low sequence specificity, forming regular multimeric complexes that extend over large regions of DNA, strongly distorting its conformation. Formation of these complexes at particular DNA sites usually depends on the structural ability of the DNA to follow the path imposed by the protein array. These complexes are found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms and participate in processes such as DNA replication, transcription and packaging.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biología Molecular (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salas
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hermoso
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D004261:DNA Replication; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004247:DNA