Mutations affecting cooperative DNA binding of phage HK022 CI repressor

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-48

  Mao, Chunhong ^a   Little, John W ^a,b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperative protein DNA interactions; Cooperativity; Gene regulation; Protein protein interactions; Specific cleavage

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REPRESSOR GENE;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032577383     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1725     Document Type: Article

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