DNA binding of Escherichia coli arginine repressor mutants altered in oligomeric state

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1143-1156

  Chen, Sheau Hu ^a   Merican, Amir F ^b   Sherratt, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REPRESSOR GENE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030847008     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.4301791.x     Document Type: Article

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