Protein and DNA requirements for the transcription factor IIIA-induced distortion of the 5 S rRNA gene promoter

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 262, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 600-614

  Brown, Mark L ^a   Schroth, Gary P ^b,d   Gottesfeld, Joel M ^c   Bazett Jones, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Gen Probe Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA bending proteins; DNA protein complexes; Electron spectroscopic imaging; Transcription factor IIIA; Zinc fingers

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE DISRUPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; XENOPUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0030580099     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0539     Document Type: Article

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