Helicobacter pylori RNA polymerase α-subunit C-terminal domain shows features unique to σ-proteobacteria and binds NikR/DNA complexes

Protein Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 454-463

  Borin, Brendan N ^a   Tang, Wei ^b   Krezel, Andrzej M ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

EMSA; Helicobacter pylori; NikR; NMR; Protein structure; Protein DNA interaction; RNA polymerase; CTD

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NIKR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE ALPHA SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; NIKR PROTEIN, HELICOBACTER PYLORI; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; EPSILONPROTEOBACTERIA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MODELS, MOLECULAR; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84900395933     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.2427     Document Type: Article

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