Mechanism of DNA flexibility enhancement by HMGB proteins

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1107-1114

  Zhang, Jingyun ^a   Mccauley, Micah J ^a   Maher III, L James ^b   Williams, Mark C ^a   Israeloff, N E ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B1 PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B2 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

DNA; HMGB PROTEINS; HMGB1 PROTEIN; HMGB2 PROTEIN; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 62549160054     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn1011     Document Type: Article

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