H-NS complex

Term ID

GO:1990121

Synonyms

• DNA-binding protein H-NS complex
• histone-like protein H-NS complex

Definition

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. 12592399

References

Ontology

GO: Cellular Component    QuickGO    AmiGO