DNA binding proteins are central to the regulation and execution of essential cellular processes such as replication, transcription, translation and repair. Once proteins combine with DNA there can be a number of consequences. Sometimes they merely...

DNA-binding proteins are proteins that comprise any of many DNA-binding domains and thus have a specific or general affinity to DNA. DNA-binding proteins include transcription factors which modulate the process of transcription, nucleases which cleave...

The 5-methylcytosines (m^sup 5^C) play a critical role in epigenetic control, often being recognized by proteins containing a methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD). Database screening has identified at least 12 putative methyl-CpG-binding proteins from Arabidopsis; we have isolated corresponding cDNAs for seven of them. Despite variation...

Background: The specific binding of proteins to DNA is a key step for many cellular activities, such as transcription regulation, DNA replication, recombination, repair, and restriction. The detection of DNA-binding proteins, as well as the identification of specific binding sites, is therefore important to...

Companies that deal in genetic and molecular technologies have spent much of the decade teasing investors with strong stock run-ups, only to deflate them later with sharp declines.So it might be wise to view the sector's latest run-up with a healthy dose of caution.On Thursday,...