Structural aspects of protein-DNA interactions as revealed by conversion of the interacting protein into a sequence-specific cross-linking agent or a chemical nuclease

Structure

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 661-664

  Bastia, Deepak ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; 1,10-PHENANTHROLINE; ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; AZO COMPOUND; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; EDETIC ACID; FE(II) EDTA; FE(II)-EDTA; FERROUS ION; PHENANTHROLINE DERIVATIVE; RTP PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ACETOPHENONES; AZO COMPOUNDS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EDETIC ACID; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHENANTHROLINES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0030585435     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(96)00072-X     Document Type: Article

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