SANT domain explained

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]

Notes and References

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

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