Visualization of trp repressor and its complexes with DNA by atomic force microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2712-2720

  Margeat, Emmanuel ^a   Le Grimellec, Christian ^a   Royer, Catherine A ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOCHIMIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; OPERATOR GENE; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICA;

EID: 0031795575     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77715-X     Document Type: Article

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