DNA-binding specificity of the homeodomain-leucine zipper domain

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 274, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 303-309

  Sessa, Giovanna ^a   Morelli, Giorgio ^b   Ruberti, Ida ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; HD Zip domain; Homeodomain; Leucine zipper; Protein DNA complexes

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; LEUCINE; LYSINE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; GENE MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

EID: 0031555484     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1408     Document Type: Editorial

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