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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D034982
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Integration Host Factors

Definitions
Bacterial proteins that are used by BACTERIOPHAGES to incorporate their DNA into the DNA of the host bacteria. They are DNA-binding proteins that function in genetic recombination as well as in transcriptional and translational regulation.
Synonyms
Integration Host Factor
Host Factors, Integration
Integration Host Factor alpha Subunit
Factors, Integration Host
Host Factor Protein
Integration Host Factor beta Subunit
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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