A folded monomeric intermediate in the formation of lambda Cro dimer-DNA complexes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 273, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 402-416

  Jana, Rinku ^a   Hazbun, Tony R ^a   Mollah, A K M M ^a   Mossing, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage repressor; Covalent dimer; Dimerization; DNA binding protein; Monomer dimer equilibrium

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GUANIDINE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BINDING KINETICS; COVALENT BOND; DIMERIZATION; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DNA DENATURATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ENTHALPY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; SPECIES;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA;

EID: 0030828503     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1256     Document Type: Article

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