Crystal structure of the effector-binding domain of the trehalose- repressor of Escherichia coli, a member of the LacI family, in its complexes with inducer trehalose-6-phosphate and noninducer trehalose

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2511-2521

  Hars, Ulrike ^a   Horlacher, Reinhold ^a   Boos, Winfried ^a   Welte, Wolfram ^a   Diederichs, Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

LacI family; Phosphate binding; Protein structure; Trehalose repressor

Indexed keywords

TREHALOSE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031677841     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560071204     Document Type: Article

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