How AraC interacts specifically with its target DNAs

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 667-674

  Niland, Patricia ^a   Hühne, Rolf ^a   Müller Hill, Benno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

AraC protein; DNA protein interaction; Gel mobility shift; HTH motif; Inducer action

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE; CYTARABINE; DNA; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG DNA INTERACTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030582731     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0668     Document Type: Article

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