Zinc Finger Proteins: From Atomic Contact to Cellular Function

by N. IUCHI, S., KULDELL and Natalie Kuldell

Book Overview

In the early 1980s, a few scientists started working on a Xenopus transcription factor, TFIIIA. They soon discovered a novel domain associated with zinc, and named this domain "zinc finger. " Th e number of proteins with similar zinc fingers grew quickly and these proteins are now called C2H2, Cys2His2 or classical zinc finger proteins. To date, about 24,000 C2H2 zinc finger proteins have been recognized. Approximately 700 human genes, or more than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441934340
• ISBN13: 9781441934345
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 11.0"