PMID:14602927
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Hengen, PN, Lyakhov, IG, Stewart, LE and Schneider, TD (2003) Molecular flip-flops formed by overlapping Fis sites. Nucleic Acids Res. 31:6663-73 |
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| Abstract |
The DNA-binding protein Fis frequently uses pairs of sites 7 or 11 base pairs (bp) apart. Two overlapping Fis sites separated by 11 bp are found in the Escherichia coli origin of chromosomal replication. Only one of these sites is bound by Fis at a time, so the structure is a molecular flip-flop that could direct alternative firing of replication complexes in opposite directions. Alternatively, the flip-flop could represent part of an on-off switch for replication. Because they can be used to create precise switched states, molecular flip-flops could be used as the basis of a novel molecular computer. |
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Bacterial Proteins/metabolism; Base Sequence; Binding Sites/genetics; Binding, Competitive; DNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry; DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism; Dimerization; Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; Escherichia coli/genetics; Factor For Inversion Stimulation Protein/chemistry; Factor For Inversion Stimulation Protein/metabolism; Models, Genetic; Models, Molecular; Molecular Sequence Data; Oligonucleotides/chemistry; Oligonucleotides/genetics; Oligonucleotides/metabolism; Protein Binding; Replication Origin/genetics; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid |
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