Identification of a copper-induced intramolecular interaction in the transcription factor Mac1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 5400-5408

  Jensen, Laran T ^a   Winge, Dennis R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Intramolecular interaction; Mac1; Metalloregulation

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER ION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC ION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; COPPER; CYSTEINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032530720     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.18.5400     Document Type: Article

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