Netropsin
"Netropsin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A basic polypeptide isolated from Streptomyces netropsis. It is cytotoxic and its strong, specific binding to A-T areas of DNA is useful to genetics research.
| Descriptor ID |
D009429
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.456.650
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Netropsin" by people in Profiles.
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Churchill ME, Travers AA. Protein motifs that recognize structural features of DNA. Trends Biochem Sci. 1991 Mar; 16(3):92-7.
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Pardi A, Morden KM, Patel DJ, Tinoco I. Kinetics for exchange of the imino protons of the d(C-G-C-G-A-A-T-T-C-G-C-G) double helix in complexes with the antibiotics netropsin and/or actinomycin. Biochemistry. 1983 Mar 01; 22(5):1107-13.
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Patel DJ, Pardi A, Itakura K. DNA conformation, dynamics, and interactions in solution. Science. 1982 May 07; 216(4546):581-90.