Expression of F transfer functions depends on the Escherichia coli integration host factor
- 1 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Molecular Genetics and Genomics
- Vol. 207 (2-3) , 302-305
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00331593
Abstract
We present evidence that the Escherichia coli DNA binding protein, IHF, plays an important role in conjugal transfer of the plasmid F. Our results suggest that IHF exerts this effect by positively effecting transcription of the transfer (tra) operon of the plasmid.Keywords
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