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MOTIVO DEDO-DE-ZINCO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- zinc finger 1, record 1, English, zinc%20finger
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- doigt à zinc
1, record 1, French, doigt%20%C3%A0%20zinc
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Motif formé d'une trentaine d'acides aminés de certaines protéines régulatrices, que stabilise un atome de zinc et qui confère à ces protéines la propriété d'interagir spécifiquement avec certaines régions des acides nucléiques. 1, record 1, French, - doigt%20%C3%A0%20zinc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le doigt à zinc est souvent présent dans les facteurs généraux de transcription. 1, record 1, French, - doigt%20%C3%A0%20zinc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
doigt à zinc : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 10 juin 2012. 2, record 1, French, - doigt%20%C3%A0%20zinc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
- Biología molecular
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dedo de zinc
1, record 1, Spanish, dedo%20de%20zinc
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- dedo de cinc 2, record 1, Spanish, dedo%20de%20cinc
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Motivo estructural de unión al DNA de algunas proteínas, compuesto de 25 a 30 aminoácidos, en cuyos extremos hay bien dos residuos de cisteína a cada lado, o bien dos de cisteína y dos de histidina, implicados en la unión de un átomo de zinc. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dedo%20de%20zinc
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