In silico analysis for transcription factors with Zn(II)2C6 binuclear cluster DNA-binding domains in Candida albicans

Comparative and Functional Genomics

Volumn 6, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 345-356

  Maicas, Sergi ^a   Moreno, Inmaculada ^a   Nieto, Almudena ^a   Gómez, Micaela ^a   Sentandreu, Rafael ^a   Valentín, Eulogio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Binuclear cluster proteins; Candida albicans; Transcription factor; Zn(II)2C6 domain

Indexed keywords

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

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL WALL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE GENE MAPPING; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CYTOARCHITECTURE; GENE CLUSTER; GENOME ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 33644768955     PISSN: 15316912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cfg.492     Document Type: Article

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