Identification of a novel DNA-binding protein from Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1027-1036

  Matsumoto, Sohkichi ^a   Yukitake, Hideharu ^a   Furugen, Makoto ^a   Matsuo, Takemitsu ^a   Mineta, Takao ^a   Yamada, Takeshi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Histone like protein; Mycobacteria; Ribosomal protein; RNA binding

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYTOSINE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GUANINE; MYCOBACTERIAL DNA BINDING PROTEIN 1; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032747596     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1999.tb01232.x     Document Type: Article

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