摘要
KRAB型锌指蛋白是哺乳动物中最大的转录调控因子家族,它的多数成员在基因组上成簇分布。其结构特征是N端含有KRAB结构域,C端含有多个C2H2型锌指结构。KRAB结构域为一蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用区,可以与多种协同转录抑制因子和转录因子结合,使KRAB型锌指蛋白作为转录因子和/或转录调控因子发挥依赖于DNA结合的转录抑制功能,在胚胎发育、细胞分化、细胞转化及细胞周期的调控中发挥重要功能。
The zinc finger proteins containing the Kruppel-associated box domain (KRAB) constitute the largest single family of transcriptional regulators in mammals. Many genes encoding members of this family are arranged in clusters. KRAB-containing proteins are characterized by the presence of 4 and over 30 C2H2 zinc-finger motifs and a KRAB domain near the amino terminus of the protein. KRAB domain behaving as a protein-protein interaction domain could bind to corepressor proteins and/or transcription factors, and that the KRAB-containing proteins could act as a repressor or corepressor and play a key role in transcriptional repression. Members of the family are involved in embryonic development, cell differentiation, cell proliferation, apoptosis, neoplastic transformation and cell cycle regulation.
出处
《遗传》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2006年第11期1451-1456,共6页
Hereditas(Beijing)
基金
国家高技术研究发展计划项目(863计划)(编号:2004AA221100
2005AA220060
2002BA71A02-5)
国家自然科学基金(编号:30321003
30600310)资助~~