MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : at hook; at hook motif; motif, at-hook; motifs, at-hook; at hooks; hook, at; hooks, at; motif, at hook; motifs, at hook; at-hook motif; 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.