Zinc Finger Tools: Custom DNA-binding domains for transcription factors and nucleases

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 34, Issue WEB. SERV. ISS., 2006, Pages

  Mandell, Jeffrey G ^a   Barbas III, Carlos F ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; DATA BASE; DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONTROL; GENOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN TARGETING; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENETICS; INTERNET; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

BINDING SITES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; INTERNET; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOFTWARE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 33747816812     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl209     Document Type: Article

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