Specific DNA recognition by the Aspergillus nidulans three zinc finger transcription factor PacC

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 274, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 466-480

  Espeso, Eduardo A ^a   Tilburn, Joan ^b   Sánchez Pulido, Luis ^c   Brown, Christopher V ^b   Valencia, Alfonso ^c   Arst Jr , Herbert N ^b   Peñalva, Miguel A ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; DNA binding; pH regulation; Transcription; Zinc finger

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 17344383022     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1428     Document Type: Article

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