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Structural defects of a Pax8 mutant that give rise to congenital hypothyroidism.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Jul 1999
Tell G, Pellizzari L, Esposito G, Pucillo C, Macchia P E, Di Lauro R, Damante G
Abstract excerpt
Pax proteins are transcriptional regulators that play important roles during embryogenesis. These proteins recognize specific DNA sequences via a conserved element: the paired domain (Prd domain). The low level of organized secondary structure, in the free state, is a general feature of Prd domains; however, these proteins undergo a dramatic gain in alpha-helical content upon interaction with DNA ('induced fit')....
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