Binding of Escherichia coli LexA Repressor to the RecA Operator

Journal of Molecular Recognition

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 468-473

  Shaner, Sandra L ^a   Gaissarian, Elisabeth S ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding proteins; Gene expression regulation; LexA repressor; Repressor proteins; SOS response

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANION; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; LEXA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; RECA PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OPERATOR GENE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OPERATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); REC A RECOMBINASES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030224292     PISSN: 09523499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1352(199634/12)9:5/6<468::AID-JMR284>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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