Crystallization, x-ray studies, and site-directed cysteine mutagenesis of the DNA-binding domain of OmpR

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1429-1433

  Martínez Hackert, Erik ^a,b   Harlocker, Susan ^c   Inouye, Masayori ^c   Berman, Helen M ^b   Stock, Ann M ^a,c,d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

bacterial transcription factor; osmoregulation; response regulator; two component system

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MERCURY; MUTANT PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030035223     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560050722     Document Type: Article

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