The S. cerevisiae architectural HMGB protein NHP6A complexed with DNA: DNA and protein conformational changes upon binding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 323, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 263-284

  Masse, James E ^a   Wong, Ben ^b   Yen, Yi Meng ^b   Allain, Frédéric H T ^a   Johnson, Reid C ^a,b   Feigon, Juli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Covariation; DNA recognition; NMR; Protein DNA complex; Structure

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA BINDING; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0036404246     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00938-5     Document Type: Article

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