Trichomonas vaginalis initiator binding protein, IBP39, contains a novel DNA binding motif

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-171

  Lau, Audrey O T ^a   Liston, David R ^a,c   Vanacova, Stepanka ^a   Johnson, Patricia J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding; IBP39; Initiator; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BINDING PROTEIN; CYTOSINE; EPITOPE; FERREDOXIN; HEMAGGLUTININ; HISTONE H2A; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; RNA POLYMERASE; SUCCINYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA BINDING MOTIF; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; METAZOON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; RNA SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

METAZOA; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0142075372     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(03)00172-5     Document Type: Article

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