In vitro evolution of the DNA binding sites of Escherichia coli methionine repressor, MetJ

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-66

  He, Yi Yuan ^a   Stockley, Peter G ^b   Gold, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissociation constant; DNA ligand; E. coli MetJ repressor; Gel retardation; SELEX

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; OPERATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029862991     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0006     Document Type: Article

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