Purification and characterization of a histone-like protein from the Archaeal isolate AN1, a member of the Thermococcales

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-86

  Ronimus, Ron S ^a   Musgrave, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HISTONES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029669996     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1996.tb02490.x     Document Type: Article

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