Insights into binding cooperativity of MATa1/MATα2 from the crystal structure of a MATa1 homeodomain-maltose binding protein chimera

Protein Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 306-312

  Ke, Ailong ^a   Wolberger, Cynthia ^a  

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

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Homeodomain; Maltose binding protein; MATa1; Protein chimera; Protein DNA interactions; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGUS PROTEIN MAT ALPHA2; FUNGUS PROTEIN MATA1; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TYPE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

FUNGI;

EID: 0037305746     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.0219103     Document Type: Article

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