Analysis of zinc fingers optimized via phage display: Evaluating the utility of a recognition code

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 285, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1917-1934

  Wolfe, Scot A ^a   Greisman, Harvey A ^a   Ramm, Elizabeth I ^a   Pabo, Carl O ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding domain; Phage display; Recognition code; Selection; Zinc finger

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; PHAGE DISPLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033524954     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2421     Document Type: Article

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