H-NS complex
A multimer of H-NS proteins that is involved in bacterial nucleoid condensation and negative regulation of global gene expression by directly binding to promoter regions. Recognizes both structural and sequence-specific motifs in double-stranded DNA and has binding preference for bent DNA.
GO:1990104
DNA bending complex
is_a
GO:0005829
cytosol
part_of
GO:0043590
bacterial nucleoid
part_of
DNA-binding protein H-NS complex
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histone-like protein H-NS complex
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