title: Structural and functional map of a bacterial nucleoid.
abstract: Genome-wide mapping of transcription factor-DNA interactions in bacterial chromosomes in vivo has begun to reveal global zones occupied by these factors that serve two purposes: compacting the bacterial DNA and influencing global programs of gene transcription.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Irapuato, 36500, México. amartinez@ira.cinvestav.mx
authors.forename: Agustino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez-Antonio
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Medina-Rivera
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Collado-Vides
mesh_terms: D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA