HMG box proteins bind to four-way DNA junctions in their open conformation

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 817-826

  Pöhler, J Richard G ^a   Norman, David G ^a   Bramham, Janice ^a   Bianchi, Marco E ^b   Lilley, David M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA protein interaction; HMG1; Holliday junction; SRY; UBF

Indexed keywords

DNA; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRUCTURE; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; RAT;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MAGNESIUM; MOLECULAR PROBES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; THYMINE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0041092343     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.3.817     Document Type: Article

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