The GCN4 bZIP can bind to noncognate gene regulatory sequences

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1764, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1252-1259

  Fedorova, Anna V ^a   Chan, I San ^a   Shin, Jumi A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

bZIP; C EBP; Enhancer box E box; GCN4; HIF response element HRE; Xenobiotic response element XRE1

Indexed keywords

BASIC REGION LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GCN4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DNA BINDING; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; E BOX ELEMENT; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE CONTROL; GENE SEQUENCE; HYBRID; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN TARGETING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR NUCLEAR TRANSLOCATOR; BASE SEQUENCE; BASIC-LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BINDING SITES; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; E-BOX ELEMENTS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33746228620     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2006.04.009     Document Type: Article

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