Specific transcription factors belong to a few families

  • The classic zinc fingers bind to DNA in tandem along the major groove

  • The finger region of the classic zinc finger motif interacts with DNA

    •     - The 12 residues between second Cys and first His


     
  • Comparison of six different zinc fingers



  • frequently occured sequence-specific interaction between Arg and guanine base
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