Molecular and structural considerations of TF-DNA binding for the generation of biologically meaningful and accurate phylogenetic footprinting analysis: The LysR-type transcriptional regulator family as a study model

BMC Genomics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Oliver, Patricia ^a   Peralta Gil, Martín ^b   Tabche, María Luisa ^a   Merino, Enrique ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Binding sites; LTTR; LysR type transcription regulator family; Motif profile; Phylogenetic footprinting analysis; Transcription factors; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; HOMODIMER; LYSR PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; THYMINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; PROTEIN BINDING;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONSENSUS; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA STRUCTURE; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE MOTIF; PROCEDURES; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA; DNA FOOTPRINTING; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; NUCLEOTIDE MOTIFS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84983685297     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3025-3     Document Type: Article

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