Arginine-55 in the β-arm is essential for the activity of DNA-binding protein HU from bacillu

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2232-2235

  Saitoh, Fumiyo ^a   Kawamura, Shunsuke ^a   Yamasaki, Nobuyuki ^a   Tanaka, Isao ^b   Kimura, Makoto ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus stearothermophilus; DNA binding protein HU; Site directed mutagenesis; Surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HISTONE LIKE PROTEIN HU, BACTERIA; HISTONE-LIKE PROTEIN HU, BACTERIA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ARGININE; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DIMERIZATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0033251310     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.63.2232     Document Type: Article

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