A very important feature of replication initiation proteins is the ability to bind to DNA via a characteristic domain. Usually, one or two DNA-binding domains can be distinguished within each initiator. In this work, we specified a new family of replication initiation proteins (the TrfA-like protein...
The replication initiation proteins interact dsDNA located at replication origin and ssDNA of DNA unwinding element (DUE), formed as a result of the destabilization of the double-stranded helix of AT-rich origin region. It is a critical step in the DNA replication initiation; however, the structure ...
