Utilization of a synthetic peptide as a tool to study the interaction of heavy metals with the zinc finger domain of proteins critical for gene expression in the developing brain

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-12

  Razmiafshari, Morad ^a   Zawia, Nasser H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ION; CADMIUM; CALCIUM ION; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; TIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; ZINC ION;

ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; BINDING KINETICS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; METAL BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY;

EID: 0034234303     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.2000.8950     Document Type: Article

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