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Proposed pathways for DNA bending mechanism by IHF. Plausible alternative pathways for the transition from a non-specific complex with IHF bound to straight DNA to the fully bent and wrapped specific are illustrated. In the top scheme 1, the intermediate state is a partially bent conformation while still non-specifically bound; in the bottom scheme 2, the intermediate state is kinked at the specific kink sites.
