DNA binding proteins binding DNA
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Brief description |
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Helix-turn-helix |
Preliminary version of this class of proteins. This group includes the famous 'homeobox motif' involved in animal bodyplan specification |
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Leucine zipper |
Named for the way two alpha helices 'zip together' by way of leucine sidechains that project from each |
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Zinc finger |
Stretches of amino acids are non-covalently bonded to zinc atoms; when drawn as 2D structures on paper, these (kinda) look like fingers. |
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Lac repressor |
(Link goes off site) Includes an animation showing how lac repressor 'bends the DNA to its will' as it binds |
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Resource: summary from UC Davis |
a nice entry in their BioWiki |
