Homologous DNA pairing domain peptides of RecA protein: Intrinsic propensity to form β-structures and filaments

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 277, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-11

  Wang, Lijiang ^a   Voloshin, Oleg N ^a   Stasiak, Alicja ^b   Stasiak, Andrzej ^b   Camerini Otero, R Daniel ^a  

^a Genet Biochem Br Natl I   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coil to transition; DNA binding peptides; DNA protein interaction; Peptide CD; RecA protein

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AROMATIC AMINO ACID; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; RECA PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032549672     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1591     Document Type: Article

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