Specificity of DNA-binding by the FAX-1 and NHR-67 nuclear receptors of Caenorhabditis elegans is partially mediated via a subclass-specific P-box residue

BMC Molecular Biology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  DeMeo, Stephen D ^a,b   Lombel, Rebecca M ^a,c   Cronin, Melissa ^a   Smith, Eric L ^a,d   Snowflack, Danielle R ^a,e   Reinert, Kristy ^a,f   Clever, Sheila ^a   Wightman, Bruce ^a  

^a MUHLENBERG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN FAX 1 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN NHR 67 RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CELL RECEPTOR; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; FAX 1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; FAX-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; HELMINTH DNA; NHR 67 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; NHR-67 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MISSENSE MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; VERTEBRATA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; DNA, HELMINTH; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 38849132741     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-9-2     Document Type: Article

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