CytR/cAMP-CRP nucleoprotein formation in E. coli: The CytR repressor binds its operator as a stable dimer in a ternary complex with cAMP-CRP

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-119

  Kristensen, Hans Henrik ^a   Valentin Hansen, Poul ^a   Søgaard Andersen, Lotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cooperative DNA binding; Ferguson analysis; Heterologous cooperativity; Native gel electrophoresis; Protein protein interactions

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYTIDINE; DIMER; NUCLEOPROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; REPRESSOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030581159     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0385     Document Type: Editorial

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