Putative homeodomain proteins identified in prokaryotes based on pattern and sequence similarity

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 299, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 229-232

  Kant, Shashi ^a   Bagaria, Ashima ^a   Ramakumar, S ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

DNA binding domain; Eukaryote; Homeobox; Homeodomain; Pro homeodomain; Prokaryote; Sequence pattern; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; DNA BINDING; EUBACTERIUM; EUKARYOTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DATABASES, PROTEIN; GENOME; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036434106     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(02)02607-4     Document Type: Article

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