NikR repressor: High-affinity nickel binding to the C-terminal domain regulates binding to operator DNA

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1141-1148

  Chivers, Peter T ^a   Sauer, Robert T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; NICKEL; NIKR PROTEIN, E COLI; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UREA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OPERON; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; KINETICS; MODELS, GENETIC; NICKEL; OPERON; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; UREA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036774881     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(02)00241-7     Document Type: Article

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