Tetramerization of the LexA Repressor in Solution: Implications for Gene Regulation of the E. coli SOS System at Acidic pH

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 359, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1059-1074

  Sousa, Francisco J R ^a   Lima, Luis M T R ^a   Pacheco, Ana B F ^a   Oliveira, Cristiano L P ^b   Torriani, Iris ^b   Almeida, Darcy F ^a   Foguel, Debora ^a   Silva, Jerson L ^a   Mohana Borges, Ronaldo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

Author keywords

E. coli; LexA repressor; partially folded protein; protein DNA interaction; SOS repair system

Indexed keywords

4,4' DIANILINO 1,1' BINAPHTHYL 5,5' DISULFONIC ACID; HYDROGEN; LEXA PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN; SOS PROTEIN; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TETRAMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DENATURATION; DISSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; GENE CONTROL; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; POLARIZATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPECTROSCOPY; STOICHIOMETRY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33744813049     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.03.069     Document Type: Article

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