The C6 zinc cluster dictates asymmetric binding by HAP1

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 4676-4681

  Zhang, Li ^a   Guarente, Leonard ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activator; Asymmetric binding; Dimerization; HAP1; Zinc cluster

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0029811436     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00844.x     Document Type: Article

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