Multiple oligomerisation domains in the IS911 transposase: A leucine zipper motif is essential for activity

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 283, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-41

  Haren, L ^a   Polard, P ^b   Ton Hoang, B ^a   Chandler, M ^a  

^a UPS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

IS911; Leucine zipper; Multimerisation; Transposase

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; TRANSPOSASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032538273     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2053     Document Type: Article

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