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  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. molecular genetics
  4. DNA-binding domains
  5. leucine zipper
  1. Fields of Study
  2. protein conformation
  3. protein structural elements
  4. amino acid motifs
  5. DNA-binding domains
  6. leucine zipper

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leucine zipper

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Definition

  • Information DNA-binding motifs formed from two alpha-helixes which intertwine for about eight turns into a coiled coil and then bifurcate to form Y shaped structures. Leucines occurring in heptad repeats end up on the same sides of the helixes and are adjacent to each other in the stem of the Y (the "zipper" region). The DNA-binding residues are located in the bifurcated region of the Y.

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    Type: Concept definition

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