Structure-function relationships in human testis-determining factor SRY: an aromatic buttress underlies the specific DNA-bending surface of a high mobility group (HMG) box.

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Published in J Biol Chem on September 24, 2014

Authors

Joseph D Racca1, Yen-Shan Chen1, James D Maloy1, Nalinda Wickramasinghe1, Nelson B Phillips1, Michael A Weiss2

Author Affiliations

1: From the Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
2: From the Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 maw21@case.edu.

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