Meisetz and the birth of the KRAB motif.

The largest family of transcription factors in mammals is of Cys(2)His(2) zinc finger-proteins, each with an NH(2)-terminal KRAB motif. Extensive expansions of this family have occurred in separate mammalian lineages, with approximately 400 such genes known in the human genome. Despite their widespr...

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Main Authors: Birtle, Z, Ponting, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006