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Protein structure, function and engineering

The crossed finger of ZNF265

The crossed finger of ZNF265

[ PDB file ] [ PubMed link ] ZNF265 is a mammalian splicing factor, which contains an Arg-Ser rich domain and a putative double zinc finger motif that is capable of binding to RNA (putting it in the SR class of proteins). Shown here is the structure of one of the two...
First Zinc Finger of U-shaped (USF1)

First Zinc Finger of U-shaped (USF1)

[ PDB file ] [ PubMed link ] U-shaped is a member of the FOG family of transcription factors, which interact with GATA proteins to control gene expression in various tissues. U-shaped has nine zinc fingers. The structure of the first finger of U-shaped (USF1) is very...
N-terminal finger of GATA-1 (GNF)

N-terminal finger of GATA-1 (GNF)

[ PDB file ] [ PubMed link ] The structure of GNF consists of two distorted β-hairpins and an α-helix, with a central zinc atom (green) ligated by four cysteine residues (red). GATA-1 interacts with transcription factors from the FOG family using this N-terminal zinc...