Method for inhibiting the binding of a dna-binding protein to duplex dna

摘要

The present invention provides a method for inhibiting the binding of a DNA-binding protein to duplex DNA, whereby a small molecule is brought into contact with a duplex DNA which contains a test sequence adjacent to a screening sequence, where the DNA binding protein is effective to bind to the screening sequence with a binding affinity that is substantially independent of said test sequence, further where the binding of said small molecule to the test sequence inhibits the binding of the protein to the screening sequence.