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Mutagenesis Services> | … Point mutations of GapR ΔC17 were generated by using the site-directed mutagenesis kit (SBS Genetech, Beijing, China). The plasmids … Fractions corresponding to target proteins, as confirmed by SDS/PAGE (Genscript, Beijing, China), were pooled, concentrated, and stored … | Get A Quote |
The nucleoid-associated protein GapR found in is crucial for DNA replication, transcription, and cell division. Associated with overtwisted DNA in front of replication forks and the 3' end of highly-expressed genes, GapR can stimulate gyrase and topo IV to relax (+) supercoils, thus facilitating the movement of the replication and transcription machines. GapR forms a dimer-of-dimers structure in solution that can exist in either an open or a closed conformation. It initially binds DNA through the open conformation and then undergoes structural rearrangement to form a closed tetramer, with DNA wrapped in the central channel. Here, we show that the DNA binding domain of GapR (residues 1-72, GapR) exists as a dim... More