Solution structure and dynamics of a designed monomeric variant of the lambda Cro repressor

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 983-993

  Mossing, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta hairpin; Dimer interface; DNA binding protein; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Protein engineering

Indexed keywords

CRO PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031976414     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070416     Document Type: Article

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