The RNA-binding domain of bacteriophage P22 N protein is highly mutable, and a single mutation relaxes specificity toward λ

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 7699-7708

  Cocozaki, Alexis I ^a   Ghattas, Ingrid R ^a   Smith, Colin A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; PROTEIN P22;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE P22; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC DRIFT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA BINDING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE P22; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENE LIBRARY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA, BACTERIAL; VIRAL REGULATORY AND ACCESSORY PROTEINS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 57349103145     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00997-08     Document Type: Article

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