SANT domain

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SANT domain
Identifiers
SymbolSANT
InterPro IPR017884
PROSITE PS51293
CATH 1fex
SCOP2 1fex / SCOPe / SUPFAM

In molecular biology, a SANT domain is a protein domain that allows many chromatin remodeling proteins to interact with histones. [1] The name SANT is an acronym standing for "Swi3, Ada2, N-Cor, and TFIIIB". It is part of the extended SANT/Myb family. [2]

References

  1. Horton JR, Elgar SJ, Khan SI, Zhang X, Wade PA, Cheng X (June 2007). "Structure of the SANT domain from the Xenopus chromatin remodeling factor ISWI". Proteins. 67 (4): 1198–202. doi:10.1002/prot.21352. PMC   2688785 . PMID   17377988.
  2. Boyer LA, Latek RR, Peterson CL (February 2004). "The SANT domain: a unique histone-tail-binding module?". Nature Reviews. Molecular Cell Biology. 5 (2): 158–63. doi:10.1038/nrm1314. PMID   15040448. S2CID   40665323.