Electrostatics and hydration at the homeodomain-DNA interface: Chemical probes of an interfacial water cavity

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-128

  Labeots, Laura A ^a,b   Weiss, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA modification; DNA structure; Methylphosphonate; Protein DNA recognition; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; METHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIASTEREOISOMER; HYDRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0031591393     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1026     Document Type: Article

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