The activity of binding selectively and non-covalently to and distorting the original structure of DNA, typically a straight helix, into a bend, or increasing the bend if the original structure was intrinsically bent due to its sequence. [ GOC:krc GOC:vw http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10710711 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19037758 ]
Synonyms: DNA bending involving DNA binding DNA bending activity