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PDB ID 2zta

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2zta, resolution 1.80Å ()
Non-Standard Residues:


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GCN4 - The Leucine ZipperGCN4 - The Leucine Zipper

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PDB ID 1ysa

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1ysa, resolution 2.90Å ()
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StructureStructure

GCN4 (PDB 2zta by itself, 1ysa bound to DNA) is a eukaryotic transcription factor first isolated from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as Baker's Yeast. CITE CITE CITE It is composed of two identical 52 residue alpha helix chains that grouped together to form a dimer. The dimer binds through interlocking leucine amino acids in the C terminal ends, while pinching in on the major groove of DNA in the N terminal end. The X-ray structure of the 33-residue polypeptide corresponding to the leucine zipper of GCN4 was determined by Peter Kim and Thomas Alber[1].

BindingBinding

The Leucine ZipperThe Leucine Zipper

Binding with DNABinding with DNA

FunctionFunction

See AlsoSee Also

2zta 1ysa

ReferenceReference

  1. Voet, Donald; Voet, Judith G.; Pratt, Charlotte W. Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level. 3rd Ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2008.

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