Lambda repressor N-terminal DNA-binding domain as an assay for protein transmembrane segment interactions in vivo

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 280, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 799-810

  Leeds, Jennifer A ^a   Beckwith, Jon ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimerization; Escherichia coli; Glycophorin A; Lambda repressor; Transmembrane

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GLYCOPHORIN A; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VIRUS IMMUNITY;

EID: 0032584774     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1893     Document Type: Article

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