AT-Hook Motifs

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.

Also Known As:

AT Hook Motif; AT Hooks; AT Hook; AT Hook Motifs; AT-Hook Motif; Hook, AT; Hooks, AT; Motif, AT Hook; Motif, AT-Hook; Motifs, AT Hook; Motifs, AT-Hook

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Chemical Phenomena
- Biochemical Phenomena
  - Molecular Structure
    - Molecular Conformation
      - Protein Conformation
        Protein Structural Elements
        Amino Acid Motifs
        AT-Hook Motifs