Binding of the bacteriophage T4 transcriptional activator, MotA, to T4 middle promoter DNA: Evidence for both major and minor groove contacts

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 290, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 905-915

  Sharma, Mridula ^a   Marshall, Philip ^a   Hinton, Deborah M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation; AsiA; Bacteriophage; MotA; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; BACTERIAL DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GUANINE; METHYL GROUP; SIGMA FACTOR; THYMINE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BASE PAIRING; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN METHYLATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); T4 BACTERIOPHAGE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0033618319     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2928     Document Type: Article

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