An intrinsic curvature towards the minor groove in the cAMP-responsive element DNA found by combined NMR and molecular modelling studies

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 259, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 877-886

  Chaoui, Mounia ^a   Derreumaux, Sylvie ^a   Mauffret, Olivier ^a   Fermandjian, Serge ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

CRE; Curvature; DNA; Modeling; NMR

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DNA STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

CYCLIC AMP; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; PROTEIN KINASES; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SOFTWARE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0033083016     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00115.x     Document Type: Article

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