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GCN4 (PDB [[2zta]] by itself, [[1ysa]] bound to DNA) is a eukaryotic transcription factor first isolated from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as Baker's Yeast. The first 'leucine zipper' model was coined by Landshulz et al. in 1988. Today, while the name has stayed the same, we | GCN4 (PDB [[2zta]] by itself, [[1ysa]] bound to DNA) is a eukaryotic transcription factor first isolated from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as Baker's Yeast. The first 'leucine zipper' model was coined by Landshulz et al. in 1988. Today, while the name has stayed the same, we no longer view the leucine binding region in an inter-collated manner, but as leucines meeting face to face. <ref name="abc"> Oas, T. G.; McIntosh, L. P.; O'Shea, E. K.; Dahlquist, F. W.; and Kim, P. S. Biochemistry 1990 29 (12), 2891-2894 </ref> | ||
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===Binding with DNA=== | ===Binding with DNA=== | ||
The basic region binding domain of GCN4 causes a shift in bothe the AP-1 and ATF/CREB binding sites of DNA<ref>15459288</ref>. | |||
