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Preferred term

AT-Hook Motifs  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • DNA-binding motifs, first described in one of the HMGA PROTEINS: HMG-I(Y) PROTEIN. They consist of positively charged sequences of nine amino acids centered on the invariant tripeptide glycine-arginine-proline. They act to fasten the protein to an AT RICH SEQUENCE in the DNA.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • AT Hook Motif
  • AT Hooks

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RSNGRV4H-6

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