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Protein Motifs and Domains

 


The motif is a characteristic domain structure consisting of two or more a helices or b strands.   Common examples include coiled coil, helix-loop-helix, zinc finger, leucine zipper, etc. 

Many proteins also contain specific domains such as the SH2 domain.

 

Sites of Interest:

Protein domains - From Cell Signaling Technology.

Motif (a search tool) - From Kyoto University, Japan.

 

Review Articles:

The ACT Domain: A Small Molecule Binding Domain and Its Role as a Common Regulatory Element - J. Biol. Chem., 2006.

Protein families and RNA recognition - FEBS J., 2005.

The RNA recognition motif, a plastic RNA-binding platform to regulate post-transcriptional gene expression - FEBS J., 2005.

The double-stranded RNA-binding motif, a versatile macromolecular docking platform - FEBS J., 2005.

PDZ proteins retain and regulate membrane transporters in polarized epithelial cell membranes - Am. J. Physiol., 2005.

Neuronal PDZ Domains: A Promising New Molecular Target for Inhaled Anesthetics? - Molecular Interventions, 2004.

The role of nuclear Y-box binding protein 1 as a global marker in drug resistance - Mol. Cancer Ther., 2004.

U2AF homology motifs: protein recognition in the RRM world - Genes and Devel., 2004.

Properties and Functions of GAF Domains in Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases and Other Proteins - Mol. Pharm., 2004.

Structural and Evolutionary Relationships among Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Domains - Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2001.

PDZ Domains: Structural Modules for Protein Complex Assembly - J. Biol. Chem., 2001.

PDZ Protein Interactions Regulating Glutamate Receptor Function and Plasticity - J. Cell Biology, 2001.

All in the Family: the BTB/POZ, KRAB, and SCAN Domains - Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2001.