Reduced sulphydryl groups are required for DNA binding of Ku protein
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Reduced sulphydryl groups are required for DNA binding of Ku protein.
The Ku protein, a DNA-binding complex that is composed of two subunits of 70 kDa and of 86 kDa, has been suggested to play a role in gene transcription. The dependence of the in vitro DNA-binding activity of affinity-purified Ku protein on reduced cysteine residues has been studied using sulphydryl-modifying agents. Inhibition of the DNA-binding activity was caused by alkylation with N-ethylmal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemical Journal
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0264-6021,1470-8728
DOI: 10.1042/bj2930769