Footprinting protein - DNA complexes using the hydroxyl radical

Nature Protocols

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1092-1100

  Jain, Swapan S ^a   Tullius, Thomas D ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; HYDROXYL RADICAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; BINDING SITE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA STRUCTURE; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FOOTPRINTING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BINDING SITES; DNA; DNA FOOTPRINTING; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOOTPRINTING; PROTEINS;

EID: 44949172720     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2008.72     Document Type: Article

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