DNA binding properties of protein TrwA, a possible structural variant of the Arc repressor superfamily

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1701, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 15-23

  Moncalián, Gabriel ^a   De La Cruz, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arc repressor; dimethylsulfate; direct repeats; DMS; DNA; DR; IHF; integration host factor; inverted repeats; IPTG; IR; isopropyl D thiogalactopyranoside; origin of transfer; oriT; RHH; ribbon helix helix; TrwA

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; RIBBON HELIX HELIX PROTEIN; TRW A PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA BINDING; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN VARIANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 4344610198     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2004.05.009     Document Type: Article

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