Bacterial repression loops require enhanced DNA flexibility

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 349, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 716-730

  Becker, Nicole A ^a   Kahn, Jason D ^b   Maher III, L James ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA looping; HMG; HU; Lac operon; Lac repressor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN; HU PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DNA BINDING; DNA DETERMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE DELETION; GENE REPRESSION; GEOMETRY; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 19444387811     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.04.035     Document Type: Article

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