• A DNA-binding domain (DBD) is an independently folded protein domain that contains at least one structural motif that recognizes double- or single-stranded...
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    genetic information from DNA to RNA) to specific genes. A defining feature of TFs is that they contain at least one DNA-binding domain (DBD), which attaches...
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    DNA-binding proteins are proteins that have DNA-binding domains and thus have a specific or general affinity for single- or double-stranded DNA. Sequence-specific...
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  • molecular biology, binding domain is a protein domain which binds to a specific atom or molecule, such as calcium or DNA. A protein domain is a part of a...
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  • various binding modes in vivo. SSB protein domains in bacteria are important in its function of maintaining DNA metabolism, more specifically DNA replication...
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    a DNA-binding domain and a regulatory domain, also known as an effector domain or modulatory domain. The DNA-binding domain targets a specific DNA sequence...
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    individual zinc finger domains typically occur as tandem repeats with two, three, or more fingers comprising the DNA-binding domain of the protein. These...
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    (F) C-terminal domain: Highly variable in sequence between various nuclear receptors. The DNA-binding (C), and ligand binding (E) domains are independently...
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    N-terminal DNA-binding domain and a non sequence-specific DNA cleavage domain at the C-terminal. Once the protein is bound to duplex DNA via its DNA-binding domain...
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  • "activating region" or "activation domain". Most activators function by binding sequence-specifically to a regulatory DNA site located near a promoter and...
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    "Crystal structure of the homo-tetrameric DNA binding domain of Escherichia coli single-stranded DNA-binding protein determined by multiwavelength x-ray...
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    Domain (bZIP domain) is found in many DNA binding eukaryotic proteins. One part of the domain contains a region that mediates sequence specific DNA binding...
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    Helix-turn-helix (category DNA-binding substances)
    Helix-turn-helix is a DNA-binding domain (DBD). The helix-turn-helix (HTH) is a major structural motif capable of binding DNA. Each monomer incorporates...
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    protein contains three domains, an N-terminal DNA-binding domain, a central transcriptional activation domain and a C-terminal domain involved in transcriptional...
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  • factors that have well-conserved homeodomains. The Pou domain is a bipartite DNA binding domain found in these proteins. The acronym POU is derived from...
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    precise function of the protein domain SAND remains to be determined. Nevertheless, it is thought to be a DNA binding domain despite its beta structure. This...
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    is a method for identifying the sequence-specific target site of a DNA-binding domain. In this system, a given transcription factor (TF) is expressed as...
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    DNA binding sites are a type of binding site found in DNA where other molecules may bind. DNA binding sites are distinct from other binding sites in that...
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    Zinc-finger nuclease (category Repetitive DNA sequences)
    fusing a zinc finger DNA-binding domain to a DNA-cleavage domain. Zinc finger domains can be engineered to target specific desired DNA sequences and this...
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    repressor (LacI) operates by a helix-turn-helix motif in its DNA-binding domain, binding base-specifically to the major groove of the operator region...
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    LexA repressor (category DNA replication)
    DNA-binding domain and a dimerization domain. The dimerization domain binds to other LexA polypeptides to form dumbbell shaped dimers. The DNA-binding domain is...
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    Genome editing (redirect from DNA editing)
    recognition of target genomic loci and binding of effector DNA-binding domain (DBD), double-strand breaks (DSBs) in target DNA by the restriction endonucleases...
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    a DNA binding domain that target specific sequences and an effector domain that modifies epigenomic features. Currently, three major groups of DNA binding...
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    by the CXXC1 gene. Proteins that contain a CXXC motif within their DNA-binding domain, such as CXXC1, recognize CpG sequences and regulate gene expression...
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  • which must comprise a DNA-binding domain to give sequence specificity and a nuclease domain for DNA cleavage. DNA-binding domains including the basic helix-loop-helix...
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    in the DNA. A Z-DNA high affinity binding protein, hZαADAR1, was used at varying concentrations to induce the transformation from B-DNA to Z-DNA. The smFRET...
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  • C-terminal domain (residues 434–581) is responsible for the noncovalent binding of DnaG to the DnaB helicase protein. The zinc-binding domain, the domain responsible...
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    Histone-like nucleoid-structuring protein (category DNA-binding proteins)
    as a Q-linker. The C-Terminal domain, also known as the DNA Binding Domain (DBD), shows high affinity for regions in DNA that are rich in Adenine and Thymine...
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  • the DNA-binding motifs for recognition of the direct repeats (DRs), was restored in steps 5->8. The last two steps restored the catalytic domain, which...
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    metabolism. Human HSF1 consists of several domains which regulate its binding and activity. This N-terminal domain of approximately 100 amino acids is the...
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