An exclusive α/β code directs allostery in TetR-peptide complexes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 416, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-56

  Sevvana, Madhumati ^a   Goetz, Christoph ^a   Goeke, Dagmar ^a   Wimmer, Cornelius ^a   Berens, Christian ^a   Hillen, Wolfgang ^a   Muller, Yves A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

allostery; anti inducers; bacterial repressor; crystal structures; peptidic effectors

Indexed keywords

SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; TETRACYCLINE; UREA;

ALLOSTERISM; ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; FLUORESCENCE; LIGAND BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN UNFOLDING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84856433008     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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