Crystal structure of the specific DNA-binding domain of Tc3 transposase of C.elegans in complex with transposon DNA

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 6044-6054

  Van Pouderoyen, Gertie ^a   Ketting, René F ^a   Perrakis, Anastassis ^a   Plasterk, Ronald H A ^a   Sixma, Titia K ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; DNA binding; Helix turn helix; Tc1; Tc3 transposase

Indexed keywords

DIMER; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; HELMINTH DNA; TRANSPOSASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TATA BOX; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DIMERIZATION; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; TRANSPOSASES;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; VERMES;

EID: 0030779907     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.19.6044     Document Type: Article

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