zinc finger motif

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006901",
  "term": "zinc finger motif",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Motifs in DNA- and RNA-binding proteins whose amino acids are folded into a single structural unit around a zinc atom. In the classic zinc finger, one zinc atom is bound to two cysteines and two histidines. In between the cysteines and histidines are 12 residues which form a DNA binding fingertip. By variations in the composition of the sequences in the fingertip and the number and spacing of tandem repeats of the motif, zinc fingers can form a large number of different sequence specific binding sites.",
  "synonyms": [
    "zinc finger DNA-binding domain",
    "zinc finger domains",
    "zinc fingers"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "DNA-binding domains",
    "GATA transcription factors",
    "RING finger domains"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "dedos de zinc"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/zinc-finger-motif/"
}