A nucleoprotein activation complex between the leucine-responsive regulatory protein and DNA upstream of the gltBDF operon in Escherichia coli

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 152-168

  Wiese II, Don E ^b   Ernsting, Brian R ^b   Blumenthal, Robert M ^b   Matthews, Rowena G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

DNA protein interactions; DNase I footprinting; Glutamate synthase; Phased hypersensitivity; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; LEUCINE; NUCLEOPROTEIN; PALINDROMIC DNA; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030851327     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1057     Document Type: Article

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