Cooperative Binding Mode of the Inhibitors of R6K Replication, π Dimers

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 377, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 609-615

  Bowers, Lisa M ^a   Filutowicz, Marcin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

cooperativity; plasmid replication; R6K; Rep iteron interaction; replication control

Indexed keywords

DIMER; NUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; REPLICATION INITIATOR PROTEIN PI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPLICATION; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 40649115900     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.01.039     Document Type: Article

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