Seroatlas · Protein domains

Homedomain-like superfamily

IPR009057

Definition

Homeodomain (HD)-containing proteins are transcription factors that share a related DNA binding domain PMID:10377888. HD was first identified in a number of Drosophila homeotic and segmentation proteins, but is now known to be well conserved in organisms from all domains in life. The domain binds DNA through a helix-turn-helix (HTH) structure. The HTH motif is characterised by two α-helices, which make intimate contacts with the DNA and are joined by a short turn. The second helix binds to DNA via a number of hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions, which occur between specific side chains and the exposed bases and thymine methyl groups within the major groove of the DNA. The first helix helps to stabilise the structure. Many proteins contain homeodomains, including Drosophila Engrailed, yeast mating type proteins, hepatocyte nuclear factor 1a and HOX proteins. The homeodomain motif is very similar in sequence and structure to domains in a wide range of DNA-binding proteins, including recombinases, Myb proteins, GARP response regulators, human telomeric proteins (hTRF1), paired domain proteins (PAX), yeast RAP1, centromere-binding proteins CENP-B and ABP-1, transcriptional regulators (TyrR), AraC-type transcriptional activators, and tetracycline repressor-like proteins (TetR, QacR, YcdC) [[cite:PMID:12215502], [cite:PMID:9739097], [cite:PMID:7707374]].

313 human proteins with this domain

Each is a reviewed human protein in the Seroatlas serome and a potential autoantibody target; this domain groups them into one antibody-relevant category. Every entry links to its own record.

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