The Hin dimer interface is critical for Fis-mediated activation of the catalytic steps of site-specific DNA inversion

Current Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-177

  Haykinson, Michael J ^a   Johnson, Lianna M ^a   Soong, Joyce ^a   Johnson, Reid C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 ((3 CHOLAMIDOPROPYL)DIMETHYLAMMONIUM) 1 PROPANESULFONATE; 3-((3-CHOLAMIDOPROPYL)DIMETHYLAMMONIUM)-1-PROPANESULFONATE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DETERGENT; DISULFIDE; DNA; DNA POLYMERASE; FACTOR FOR INVERSION STIMULATION; HIN RECOMBINASE; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATALYSIS; CHOLIC ACIDS; DETERGENTS; DISULFIDES; DNA; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; FACTOR FOR INVERSION STIMULATION PROTEIN; INTEGRATION HOST FACTORS; INVERSION, CHROMOSOME; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0030087849     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)00449-9     Document Type: Article

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