NMR solution structure of AlcR (1-60) provides insight in the unusual DNA binding properties of this zinc binuclear cluster protein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 295, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 729-736

  Cerdan, Rachel ^a   Cahuzac, Bertrand ^a   Félenbok, Béatrice ^b   Guittet, Eric ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CHIMIE DES SUBSTANCES NATURELLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; DNA binding protein; NMR structure; Transcriptional activation; Zinc binuclear cluster

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ALCR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA BINDING; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REGULON; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0034723146     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3417     Document Type: Article

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