Crystal structure of a prokaryotic replication initiator protein bound to DNA at 2.5 Å resolution

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 4597-4607

  Komori, Hirofumi ^a   Matsunaga, Fujihiko ^a   Higuchi, Yoshiki ^a   Ishiai, Masamichi ^a,b   Wada, Chieko ^a   Miki, Kunio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autogenous repressor; Crystal structure; DNA binding protein; RepE iteron complex; Replication initiator

Indexed keywords

DIMER; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MONOMER; PROTEIN REP E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DIMERIZATION; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0033198766     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.17.4597     Document Type: Article

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