A helix-turn-helix DNA-binding motif predicted for transposases of DNA transposons

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 254, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 689-695

  Pietrokovski, S ^a   Henikoff, S ^b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding motif; Helix turn helix; pogo; Protein structure function prediction; Tc1 mariner

Indexed keywords

TRANSPOSASE;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA HELIX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DNA; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSPOSASES;

EID: 0031010740     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050467     Document Type: Article

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