Flexibility of DNA binding domain of trp repressor required for recognition of different operator sequences

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1195-1197

  Gryk, Michael R ^a   Jardetzky, Oleg ^a   Klig, Lisa S ^b   Yanofsky, Charles ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

binding specificity; DNA binding domain; molecular selectivity; protein dynamics; protein flexibility; trp repressor

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMIDE; DNA; PROTON; REGULATOR PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; RIGIDITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029945313     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560050624     Document Type: Article

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