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Structural highlights

Function

HMGD_DROME Binds preferentially single-stranded DNA and unwinds double stranded DNA. Prefers sites containing the sequence 5'-ttg-3'. Facilitates DNA bending. Associated with early embryonic chromatin in the absence of histone H1.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• High mobility group protein

References

1. ↑ Wagner CR, Hamana K, Elgin SC. A high-mobility-group protein and its cDNAs from Drosophila melanogaster. Mol Cell Biol. 1992 May;12(5):1915-23. PMID:1373803
2. ↑ Ner SS, Travers AA. HMG-D, the Drosophila melanogaster homologue of HMG 1 protein, is associated with early embryonic chromatin in the absence of histone H1. EMBO J. 1994 Apr 15;13(8):1817-22. PMID:8168480
3. ↑ Churchill ME, Jones DN, Glaser T, Hefner H, Searles MA, Travers AA. HMG-D is an architecture-specific protein that preferentially binds to DNA containing the dinucleotide TG. EMBO J. 1995 Mar 15;14(6):1264-75. PMID:7720717