Nonspecific interactions between escherichia coli NikR and DNA are critical for nickel-activated DNA binding

Biochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 40, 2012, Pages 7873-7879

  Krecisz, Sandra ^a   Jones, Michael D ^a   Zamble, Deborah B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SUPPORT; DNA BINDING; E. COLI; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; METAL BINDING DOMAIN; NON-SPECIFIC INTERACTIONS; PHOSPHODIESTERS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSION;

DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POTASSIUM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

NICKEL;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN NIKR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; NICKEL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 84867436955     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: 15204995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi300510z     Document Type: Article

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