类核
DNA
生物矿化
DNA缩合
DNA结合蛋白
细胞生物学
计算生物学
生物
化学
生物物理学
生物化学
基因
天体生物学
转录因子
大肠杆菌
转染
作者
Sunanda Margrett Williams,Dipankar Chatterji
出处
期刊:Sub-cellular biochemistry
日期:2020-12-01
卷期号:: 177-216
被引量:9
标识
DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-58971-4_3
摘要
DNA binding proteins under starvation (Dps) are proteins belonging to the ferritin family with the capacity for DNA binding, in addition to iron storage and ferroxidation. Present only in the prokaryotes, these multifaceted proteins have been assigned with a number of roles, from pathogenesis to nucleoid condensation and protection. They have a significant role in protecting the cells from free radical assaults, indirectly by sequestration of iron and by directly binding to the DNA. Due to their symmetry, stability and biomineralization capacity, these proteins have ever increasing potential applications in biotechnology and drug delivery. This chapter tries to bring together all these aspects of Dps in the view of current understanding and older perspectives by studies of our group as well as other experts in the field.
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