Integration Host Factors

**Definition:** 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.

**Tree numbers:** - D12.776.097.513 - D12.776.260.495 - D23.297.500

**Synonyms:** - Host Factor Protein - Integration Host Factor