BZIP domain
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- The correct title of this article is bZIP domain. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
- This article is about the protein domain. For the comression algorithm, see Bzip2.
The Basic Leucine Zipper 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 properties and the Leucine zipper that is required for the dimerization of two DNA binding regions. The DNA binding region comprises a number of basic aminoacids such as arginine and lysine.
[edit] bZIP domain containing proteins
- AP-1 fos/jun heterodimer that forms a transcription factor
- Jun-B transcription factor
- CREB cAMP response element transcription factor
- OPAQUE2 (O2) transcription factor of the 22-kD zein gene that encodes a class of storage proteins in the endosperm of maize (Zea Mays) kernels
[edit] External links
BZIP - DED - Kringle - PH - SH2 - SH3 - zinc finger - coiled coil - helix bundle - globin fold - twisted open sheet - alpha/beta barrels - up and down barrel - greek key barrel - jelly roll barrel - greek key - leucine-rich repeat - beta propeller - LIM domain - C2 domain
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