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In silico analysis for transcription factors with Zn(II)2C6 binuclear cluster DNA-binding domains in Candida albicans

✍ Scribed by Sergi Maicas; Inmaculada Moreno; Almudena Nieto; Micaela Gómez; Rafael Sentandreu; Eulogio Valentín


Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
342 KB
Volume
6
Category
Article
ISSN
1531-6912

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✦ Synopsis


A total of 6047 open reading frames in the__Candida albicans__genome were screened forZn(II)2C6-type zinc cluster proteins (or binuclear cluster proteins) involved in DNA recognition. These fungal proteins are transcription regulators of genes involved in a wide range of cellular processes, including metabolism of different compounds such as sugars or amino acids, as well as multi-drug resistance, control of meiosis, cell wall architecture, etc. The selection criteria used in the sequence analysis were the presence of theCysX2CysX6CysX5-16CysX2CysX6-8Cysmotif and a putative nuclear localization signal. Using this approach, 70 putativeZn(II)2C6transcription factors have been found in the genome of__C. albicans__.