Scanning mutagenesis of Mcm1: Residues required for DNA binding, DNA bending, and transcriptional activation by a MADS-box protein

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-11

  Acton, Thomas B ^a   Mead, Janet ^a   Steiner, Andrew M ^a   Vershon, Andrew K ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CURVED DNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; MODEL; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033986838     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.1.1-11.2000     Document Type: Article

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