Structural and thermodynamic characterization of the DNA binding properties of a triple alanine mutant of MATα2

Structure

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 961-971

  Ke, Ailong ^a   Mathias, Jonathan R ^a,c   Vershon, Andrew K ^a,c   Wolberger, Cynthia ^a,b  

^a Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry ^*

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Homeodomain; Isothermal titration calorimetry; MAT 2; Protein DNA interactions; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN MATALPHA2; PROTEIN MCM1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CALORIMETRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; THERMODYNAMICS; WILD TYPE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ALANINE; CALORIMETRY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; THERMODYNAMICS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0036651455     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(02)00790-6     Document Type: Article

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