Highly sequence-specific binding is retained within the DNA-binding domain of the Saccharomyces castellii Cdc13 telomere-binding protein

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1289-1302

  Rhodin Edsö, Jenny ^a   Tati, Ramesh ^a   Cohn, Marita ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CDC13; DNA binding protein; Saccharomyces castellii; Single stranded overhang; Telomere

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN CDC13; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CASTELLII; TELOMERE;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CYCLIN B; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SACCHAROMYCES; TELOMERE; TELOMERE-BINDING PROTEINS;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CASTELLII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 55349104516     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2008.00431.x     Document Type: Article

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