Activation mechanisms of transcriptional regulator CooA revealed by small-angle X-ray scattering

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 341, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 651-668

  Akiyama, Shuji ^a   Fujisawa, Tetsuro ^a   Ishimori, Koichiro ^b   Morishima, Isao ^b   Aono, Shigetoshi ^c  

^a RIKEN HARIMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

CooA; low resolution modeling; P(r), pair distribution function; Rg, radius of gyration; rigid body refinement; SAXS, small angle X ray scattering; small angle X ray scattering; transcriptional regulator

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; DNA; HEME; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR COOA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENT; MODEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; ROTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 4344573215     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.06.040     Document Type: Article

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