NMR Solution Structure and DNA-binding Model of the DNA-binding Domain of Competence Protein A

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 398, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 248-263

  Hobbs, Carey A ^a   Bobay, Benjamin G ^a,b   Thompson, Richele J ^a   Perego, Marta ^c   Cavanagh, John ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina Research Campus ^*  (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ComA; Competence; NMR; Response regulator; Two component

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE PROTEIN A; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HETERONUCLEAR SINGLE QUANTUM COHERENCE; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TITRIMETRY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 77951745959     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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