Accepted Manuscript Physical properties of DNA may direct the binding of nucleoid-associated proteins along the E. coli genome Guoqing Liu , Qin Ma , Ying Xu PII: S0025-5564(17)30574-6 DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2018.03.026 Reference: MBS 8059 To appear in: Mathematical Biosciences Received date: 20 October 2017 Revised date: 22 February 2018 Accepted date: 28 March 2018 Please cite this article as: Guoqing Liu , Qin Ma , Ying Xu , Physical properties of DNA may direct the binding of nucleoid-associated proteins along the E. coli genome, Mathematical Biosciences (2018), doi: 10.1016/j.mbs.2018.03.026 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.