On the connection between inherent DNA flexure and preferred binding of hydroxymethyluracil-containing DNA by the type II DNA-binding protein TF1

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 196-206

  Grove, Anne ^a   Galeone, Aldo ^b   Mayol, Luciano ^b   Geiduschek, E Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA flexibility; DNA protein interactions; Hydroxymethyluracil; Phage SPO1; Transcription factor 1

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030581143     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0392     Document Type: Article

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