pH-responsive DNA-binding activity of helicobacter pylori NikR

Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2486-2496

  Li, Yanjie ^a   Zamble, Deborah B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID ADAPTATIONS; ACIDIC CONDITIONS; COMPLEX FORMATIONS; DNA BINDINGS; HELICOBACTER PYLORUS; INFLUENCE OF PH; INTERNAL PH; PH-RESPONSIVE; POTENTIAL MECHANISMS; PROMOTER SEQUENCES; QUATERNARY STRUCTURES; SITE-DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENES; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UREA;

BINDING SITES;

ASPARTIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NIKR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NICKEL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 64849097266     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi801742r     Document Type: Article

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