Preliminary structural studies on the multi-ligand-binding domain of the transcription activator, BmrR, from Bacillus subtilis

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2465-2468

  Zheleznova, Ekaterina E ^a   Markham, Penelope N ^b   Neyfakh, Alexander A ^b   Brennan, Richard G ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

BRC; Circular dichroism; Crystallization; Multidrug recognition; Transcription activator; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN; RHODAMINE; TETRAPHENYLPHOSPHONIUM;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030671047     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560061122     Document Type: Article

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