Molecular mechanisms of ligand-mediated attenuation of DNA binding by MarR family transcriptional regulators

Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 243-254

  Perera, Inoka C ^a   Grove, Anne ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding; Ligand binding; MarR; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LIGAND; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 79951505770     PISSN: 16742788     EISSN: 17594685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjq021     Document Type: Review

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