Abstract
Transcription factors (TFs) bind only a subset of their motif-containing promoters. Brodsky and Jana et al. find that promoter selection is dictated by multiple specificity determinants distributed across long intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) encoded within the TF sequence. IDR-guided specificity may accelerate binding-site recognition by an initial detection of broad DNA regions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 459-471.e4 |
Journal | Molecular Cell |
Volume | 79 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 6 Aug 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- DNA binding
- intrinsically disordered proteins
- intrinsically disordered regions
- transcription factors
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology