Structural relationships in the OmpR family of winged-helix transcription factors

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-312

  Martínez Hackert, Erik ^b   Stock, Ann M ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

DNA binding protein; Osmoregulation; Response regulator; RNA polymerase; Winged helix turn helix

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; PORIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ENTERIC BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031566431     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1065     Document Type: Review

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