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AT-Hook Motifs

Synonyms

AT Hook

AT Hook Motif

AT Hook Motifs

AT Hooks

AT-Hook Motif

Hook, AT

Hooks, AT

Motif, AT Hook

Motif, AT-Hook

Motifs, AT Hook

Motifs, AT-Hook

DNA-binding motifs, first described in one of the HMGA PROTEINS: HMG-I(Y) PROTEIN. They consist of positively charged sequences of nine amino acids centered on the invariant tripeptide glycine-arginine-proline. They act to fasten the protein to an AT RICH SEQUENCE in the DNA.