Structures of ParB bound to DNA reveal mechanism of partition complex formation

Nature

Volumn 438, Issue 7067, 2005, Pages 516-519

  Schumacher, Maria A ^a,c   Funnell, Barbara E ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; PROTEINS;

DNA PARTITION; HTH DOMAINS;

DNA;

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN PARB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOLOGY;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; COMPLEX FORMATION; DIMERIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 28544449434     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature04149     Document Type: Article

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