DNA binding by the KP repressor protein inhibits P-element transposase activity in vitro

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 4166-4174

  Lee, Charles C ^a,b   Beall, Eileen L ^a   Rio, Donald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

KP protein; P element; Repression; Transposition

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSPOSASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; DIMERIZATION; DNA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; METALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSPOSASES;

ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0032528302     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.14.4166     Document Type: Article

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