Effector-induced self-association and conformational changes in the enhancer-binding protein NTRC

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 779-788

  Farez Vidal, M Esther ^a,c   Wilson, Timothy J ^b,d   Davidson, Barrie E ^b   Howlett, Geoffrey J ^b   Austin, Sara ^a   Dixon, Ray A ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTO DE PARASITOLOGÍA Y BIOMEDICINA LÓPEZ NEYRA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ENHANCER REGION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029837631     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.01530.x     Document Type: Article

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