DNA structural deformations in the interaction of the controller protein C.AhdI with its operator sequence

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2643-2650

  Papapanagiotou, I ^a   Streeter, S D ^a   Cary, P D ^a   Kneale, G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; DIMER; ENDONUCLEASE; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN C.AHDL; TETRAMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; OPERATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DNA DENATURATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA RESTRICTION-MODIFICATION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; OPERATOR REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 34250312038     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm129     Document Type: Article

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