Invariance of the zinc finger module: A comparison of the free structure with those in nucleic-acid complexes

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 508-512

  Lu, Duo ^a   Klug, Aaron ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA 5S; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIIA; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING MOTIF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5S; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, TFIII; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 33947364299     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.21289     Document Type: Article

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