Defining subdomains of the K domain important for protein-protein interactions of plant MADS proteins

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-59

  Yang, Yingzhen ^a,b   Jack, Thomas ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

APETALA3; Arabidopsis; Dimerization; Flower development; MADS; PISTILLATA; SEPALLATA; Ternary complex

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; DIMERIZATION; DNA; HYDROPHOBICITY; MUTAGENESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

HYDROPHOBIC POSITIONS; INTERHELICAL REGIONS; POLAR INTERACTIONS; PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION;

PROTEINS;

APETALA 3 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS AGAMOUS PROTEIN; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; MADS DOMAIN PROTEIN; PISTILLATA PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

AGAMOUS PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

MUTAGENS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLANTS; PROTEINS; WATER REPELLENCE;

ARABIDOPSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 12744274910     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-004-0416-7     Document Type: Article

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