Interactions of an Artificial Zinc Finger Protein with Cd(II) and Hg(II) Competition and Metal and DNA Binding /

Cys2His2 zinc finger proteins are important for living organisms, as they—among other functions—specifically recognise DNA when Zn(II) is coordinated to the proteins, stabilising their ββα secondary structure. Therefore, competition with other metal ions may alter their original function. Toxic meta...

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Elmentve itt :
Bibliográfiai részletek
Szerzők: Hajdu Bálint
Hunyadi-Gulyás Éva Csilla
Gyurcsik Béla
Dokumentumtípus: Cikk
Megjelent: 2023
Sorozat:INORGANICS 11 No. 2
Tárgyszavak:
doi:10.3390/inorganics11020064

mtmt:33609750
Online Access:http://publicatio.bibl.u-szeged.hu/28466
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