CYS2-HIS2 Zinc Fingers [zinkové prsty C2H2]

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zinkové prsty Cys2His2

 

C2H2 Zinc Fingers
CYS2-HIS2 Zinc Finger Motifs
CYS2HIS2 Zinc Fingers

Definition

A zinc finger motif of approximately 30 amino acids with the general sequence X2-Cys-X2,4-Cys-X12-His-X3,4,5-His that forms a simple beta sheet-beta sheet-alpha helix fold stabilized by zinc ions. It recognizes and binds to a variety of eukaryotic DNA sequences and is very common among sequence-specific DNA BINDING PROTEINS and TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS.

DUI
D000070580 MeSH Browser
CUI
M000611017
Previous indexing
Amino Acid Sequence (1990-2016); Zinc Fingers (1991-2016)
History note
2017
Public note
2017