The binding motif recognized by HU on both nicked and cruciform DNA

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 5434-5444

  Kamashev, D ^a   Balandina, A ^b   Rouviere Yaniv, J ^a  

^a INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

^b ENGELHARDT INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

DNA containing a nick; DNA junction; DNA structural binding motif; Heterodimeric protein; Histone like protein

Indexed keywords

CRUCIFORM DNA; HISTONE; NUCLEASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BRASSICACEAE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, PLANT; HYDROXYUREA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHENANTHROLINES;

EID: 0033214062     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.19.5434     Document Type: Article

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