The X-ray structure of the DNA-binding domain from the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell-cycle transcription factor Mbp1 at 2.1 Å resolution

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 272, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Taylor, Ian A ^a   Treiber, Monika K ^a   Olivi, Luca ^b   Smerdon, Stephen J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; DNA binding; MAD; Transcriptional control

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031565733     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1229     Document Type: Editorial

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