Heterodimers of bHLH-PAS protein fragments derived from AhR, AhRR, and Arnt prepared by co-expression in Escherichia coli: Characterization of their DNA binding activity and preparation of a DNA complex

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-90

  Kikuchi, Yasuo ^a   Ohsawa, Shizue ^a,b   Mimura, Junsei ^a,c   Ema, Masatsugu ^a,c   Takasaki, Chikahisa ^a   Sogawa, Kazuhiro ^a   Fujii Kuriyama, Yoshiaki ^a,c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

AhR; AhRR; Arnt; DNA binding; PAS domain

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR REPRESSOR; BHLH PAS PROTEIN; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1BETA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TARGETING; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0042821648     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvg115     Document Type: Article

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