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Indirect readout of DNA sequence by p22 repressor: roles of DNA and protein functional groups in modulating DNA conformation.
Journal of molecular biology - 9 Jan 2013
Harris Lydia-Ann, Watkins Derrick, Williams Loren Dean, Koudelka Gerald B
Abstract excerpt
The repressor of bacteriophage P22 (P22R) discriminates between its various DNA binding sites by sensing the identity of non-contacted base pairs at the center of its binding site. The "indirect readout" of these non-contacted bases is apparently based on DNA's sequence-dependent conformational preferences. The structures of P22R-DNA complexes indicate that the non-contacted base pairs at the center of the...
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