Eukaryotic HMGB proteins as replacements for HU in E. coli repression loop formation

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4009-4021

  Becker, Nicole A ^a   Kahn, Jason D ^b   Maher III, L James ^a  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; HEAT UNSTABLE PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B PROTEIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN NHP6A;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE REPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HMGB PROTEINS; HMGB2 PROTEIN; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OPERATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 47249091433     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn353     Document Type: Article

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