Localized DNA flexibility contributes to target site selection by DNA-bending proteins

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 120-125

  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 bending; HMG; HU; Hydroxymethyluracil; Integration host factor

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYMETHYLURACIL; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRUCTURE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0030581147     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0386     Document Type: Editorial

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