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Co-crystal structure of the HNF-3/fork head DNA-recognition motif resembles histone H5

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The three-dimensional structure of an HNF-3/fork head DNA-recognition motif complexed with DNA has been determined by X-ray crystallography at 2.5 Å resolution. This α/β protein binds B-DNA as a monomer, through interactions with the DNA backbone and through both direct and water-mediated major and minor groove base contacts, inducing a 13° bend. The transcription factor fold is very similar to the structure of histone H5. In its amino-terminal half, three α-helices adopt a compact structure that presents the third helix to the major groove. The remainder of the protein includes a twisted, antiparallel β-structure and random coil that interacts with the minor groove.

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Clark, K., Halay, E., Lai, E. et al. Co-crystal structure of the HNF-3/fork head DNA-recognition motif resembles histone H5. Nature 364, 412–420 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/364412a0

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