Jing Zhe, Liu Yaping, Dong Min, Hu Shaoyi, Huang Shangzhi
Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
J Biochem Mol Biol. 2004 Nov 30;37(6):663-70. doi: 10.5483/bmbrep.2004.37.6.663.
ZNF 333 is a new and sole gene containing two KRAB domains which has been identified currently. It is a member of subfamilies of zinc finger gene complex which had been localized on chromosome 19p13.1. The ZNF333 gene mainly encodes a 75.5 kDa protein which contains 10 zinc finger domains. Using the methods of random oligonucleotide selection assay, electromobility gel shift assay and luciferase activity assay, we found that ZNF333 recognized the specific DNA core binding sequence ATAAT. Moreover, these data indicated that the KRAB domain of ZNF333 really has the ability of transcriptional repression.
ZNF 333是目前已鉴定出的一个新的且唯一含有两个KRAB结构域的基因。它是锌指基因复合体亚家族的成员,该亚家族已定位在19号染色体p13.1区域。ZNF333基因主要编码一种含有10个锌指结构域的75.5 kDa蛋白质。通过随机寡核苷酸筛选试验、电泳迁移率凝胶阻滞试验和荧光素酶活性试验等方法,我们发现ZNF333识别特定的DNA核心结合序列ATAAT。此外,这些数据表明ZNF333的KRAB结构域确实具有转录抑制能力。