Characterization of the DNA binding activity of the ZFY zinc finger domain

Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 679-686

  Grants, Jennifer ^a   Flanagan, Erin ^a   Yee, Andrea ^a   Romaniuk, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE PAIRS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA BINDING; DNA BINDING ACTIVITY; DNA-PROTEIN INTERACTION; DOUBLE HELIX; EQUILIBRIUM BINDING; MINOR GROOVES; PUTATIVE BINDING SITES; ZINC FINGER; ZINC FINGER DOMAINS; ZINC FINGER PEPTIDES; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

BINDING ENERGY; BINDING SITES; BIOCHEMISTRY; COMPLEXATION; DNA; PEPTIDES; ZINC;

GENES;

DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; ZINC FINGER MOTIF;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE PAIRING; BINDING SITES; DNA; KRUPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; THERMODYNAMICS; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 75149163421     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi9018626     Document Type: Article

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