Structural alignment of protein-DNA interfaces: Insights into the determinants of binding specificity

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 345, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1027-1045

  Siggers, Trevor W ^a   Silkov, Antonina ^a   Honig, Barry ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

geometry; interface; protein DNA; residue; transcription

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

RUMEX;

EID: 11844279783     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.11.010     Document Type: Article

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