DNA-binding C2H2 zinc finger proteins also regulate RNA processing, researchers discover
C2H2 zinc finger proteins are the largest group of DNA-binding factors for transcription—the process of copying genetic ...
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Designer zinc-fingers
Understanding of the DNA-binding characteristics of zinc-finger protein transcription factors has made it possible to design ZFPs to bind to specific target sequences and these designed ZFPs have been ...
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Molecular glue degraders described in Bristol Myers Squibb patent
A Bristol Myers Squibb Co. patent detailed new substituted phenyl oxooxazolyl piperidine dione molecular glue degraders acting as DNA-binding protein Ikaros (IKZF1), zinc finger protein Helios (IKZF2) ...
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Monocytic leukemia zinc-finger protein MOZ and its related factor MORF are new histone acetyltransferases
The monocytic leukemia zinc-finger protein (MOZ) gene is rearranged in t(8; 16)(p11; p13) and inv(8)(p11q13) associated with acute myeloid leukemia. The other fusion partners involved are CBP and ...
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When Zinc Fingers Miss the Mark
Zinc finger nucleases are designed to be like heat-seeking missiles, precisely targeted to find and cut specific sequences of DNA. Occasionally, however, they may snip the wrong spot, causing ...