Improving the thermodynamic stability of the leucine zipper of Max increases the stability of its b-HLH-LZ:E-box complex

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 326, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1577-1595

  Jean François, Naud ^a   Frédéric, Gagnon ^b   Raymund, Wellinger ^a   Benoit, Chabot ^a   Lavigne, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

b HLH LZ; Circular dichroism; E box; Max; Protein DNA complex

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MAX PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; MYC PROTEIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN MAD1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037424651     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00029-9     Document Type: Article

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