Leucines 193 and 194 at the N-terminal domain of the XylS protein, the positive transcriptional regulator of the TOL meta-cleavage pathway, are involved in dimerization

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 3036-3041

  Ruíz, Raquel ^a   Marqués, Silvia ^a   Ramos, Juan L ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; CYTARABINE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLS PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CARBON METABOLISM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CROSS LINKING; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARAC TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DIMERIZATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GLUTARAL; LEUCINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0037628879     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.10.3036-3041.2003     Document Type: Article

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