N15 Cro and λ Cro: Orthologous DNA-binding domains with completely different but equally effective homodimer interfaces

Protein Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 803-812

  Dubrava, Matthew S ^a   Ingram, Wendy M ^a   Roberts, Sue A ^a   Weichsel, Andrzej ^a   Montfort, William R ^a   Cordes, Matthew H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of oligomerization; Helix turn helix; Structural evolution; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

CRO PROTEIN; HOMODIMER; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BACTERIOPHAGE N15; BETA SHEET; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIMERIZATION; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIOPHAGE P22; COLIPHAGES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DIMERIZATION; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; VIRAL REGULATORY AND ACCESSORY PROTEINS;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 43049133764     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.073330808     Document Type: Article

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