BRCT domains: A little more than kin, and less than kind
Dietlind L Gerloff1, Nicholas T Woods, April A Farago
1Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
Abstract:
BRCT domains are versatile protein modular domains found as single units or as multiple copies in more than 20 different proteins in the human genome. Interestingly, most BRCT-containing proteins function in the same biological process, the DNA damage response network, but show specificity in their molecular interactions. BRCT domains have been found to bind a wide array of ligands from proteins, phosphorylated linear motifs, and DNA. Here we discuss the biology of BRCT domains and how a domain-centric analysis can aid in the understanding of signal transduction events in the DNA damage response network.
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