Sequence-specific DNA binding of the phage Mu C protein: Footprinting analysis reveals altered DNA conformation upon protein binding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 260, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-33

  Ramesh, V ^a   Nagaraja, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical footprinting; mom regulation; Mu C protein

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE COPPER; EDETIC ACID; NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEIN C;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE MU; BINDING SITE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DNA BINDING; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

EID: 0030570441     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0379     Document Type: Article

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