Mutant forms of the enhancer-binding protein NtrC can activate transcription from solution

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 267, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-36

  North, Anne K ^a   Kustu, Sydney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affinity co electrophoresis; HTH; Sigma 54; Tethering; Transcriptional enhancers

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALANINE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA POLYMERASE; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; NITROGEN; NUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENHANCER REGION; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; ISOMERISM; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSACTIVATION;

SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0031582065     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0838     Document Type: Article

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