Variable structures of Fis-DNA complexes determined by flanking DNA-protein contacts

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 675-695

  Pan, Clark Q ^a,d   Finkel, Steven E ^b,e   Cramton, Sarah E ^b,f   Feng, Jin An ^b,c   Sigman, David S ^a,b   Johnson, Reid C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

1,10 phenanthroline copper; DNA bending; Fis; Molecular modeling; Protein DNA interactions

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE COPPER; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CURVED DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONJUGATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 19244372639     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0669     Document Type: Article

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