A binding cooperativity switch driven by synergistic structural swelling of an osmo-regulatory protein pair
The bacterial protein Cnu together with the transcription repressor H-NS regulate expression of virulence factors in an osmo-sensitive manner. Here authors show that the structure of Cnu swells with decreasing ionic strength driving the oligomerization of H-NS and regulating osmo-sensory response.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10002-9 |