The Max homodimeric b-HLH-LZ significantly interferes with the specific heterodimerization between the c-Myc and Max b-HLH-LZ in absence of DNA: A quantitative analysis

Journal of Molecular Recognition

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 261-269

  McDuff, François Olivier ^a   Naud, Jean François ^a,b   Montagne, Martin ^a   Sauvé, Simon ^a,c   Lavigne, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

B HLH LZ; C Myc; CD; Max; NMR; Specific heterodimerization; Thermodynamic simulations

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; DNA; MYC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PH; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; DNA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MYC;

EID: 67650257998     PISSN: 09523499     EISSN: 10991352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmr.938     Document Type: Article

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