The quorum sensing transcriptional regulator TraR has separate binding sites for DNA and the anti-activator

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 418, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 396-401

  Zheng, Zhida ^a   Fuqua, Clay ^a   Chen, Lingling ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMSA studies; ITC studies; Quorum sensing antiactivation; TraR DNA interaction; TraR TraM interaction

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN; TRAR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUORUM SENSING; RHIZOBIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CALORIMETRY; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; QUORUM SENSING; RHIZOBIUM; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM SP.;

EID: 84862776782     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.01.035     Document Type: Article

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