Dimerization and DNA binding facilitate α-helix formation of Max in solution

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 711-716

  Horiuchi, Masataka ^a   Kurihara, Yasuyuki ^a   Katahira, Masato ^a   Maeda, Tadakazu ^b   Saito, Toshiyuki ^c   Uesugi, Seiichi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative splicing; c Myc; Circular dichroism; Protein structure; Sedimentation equilibrium

Indexed keywords

BASIC PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; ONCOPROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DIMERIZATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE MYC; PROTEIN FAMILY;

EID: 0030679555     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021813     Document Type: Article

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