DNA binding by MADS-box transcription factors: A molecular mechanism for differential DNA bending

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2876-2887

  West, Adam G ^a   Shore, Paul ^a,b   Sharrocks, Andrew D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; DNA BINDING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030973867     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.5.2876     Document Type: Article

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