Recognition of distorted DNA structures by HMG domains

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 102-109

  Travers, Andrew ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN;

DNA CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW;

EID: 0033982040     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(99)00056-1     Document Type: Review

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