- DnaA-HU complex
A protein-DNA complex containing DNA-bound DnaA attached to HU. HU is a dimer encoded by two closely related genes. Essential for the initiation of replication in bacteria; stimulates the DnaA-dependent unwinding of oriC.
- HU-DNA complex
A protein-DNA complex that consists of HU heterodimers (an alpha and a beta chain) assembled into octamers along DNA. HU binds to double-stranded DNA in a structure- and sequence-specific manner and bends the DNA into a nucleosome-like structure.
- G-quadruplex unwinding activity
Unwinding G-quadruplex structures in nucleic acids. A G-quadruplex is a specialized structure formed in DNA/RNA when sequences rich in guanine (G) assemble into a unique four-stranded arrangement.