MADS-box transcription factors adopt alternative mechanisms for bending DNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1311-1323

  West, Adam G ^a   Sharrocks, Andrew D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA bending; MADS box; SQUA; SRF; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033548438     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2576     Document Type: Article

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