Stepwise selection of TetR variants recognizing tet operator 6C with high affinity and specificity

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 276, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 319-324

  Helbl, Vera ^a   Tiebel, Beatrix ^a   Hillen, Wolfgang ^a  

^a Lehrst F Mikrobiol Biochem G   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA binding; Recognition specificities; Selection; tet operator; Tet repressor; helix turn helix

Indexed keywords

DNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; OPERATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0032548989     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1539     Document Type: Article

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