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Birendra Singh Yadav1, Swati Singh2, Amit Kumar Shaw3
1a Department of Biotechnology , Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology , Allahabad 211004 , India.
Abstract:
Y-box-binding protein 1 (YB-1), a cold shock domain protein, is one of the most conserved nucleic acid-binding proteins. The multifunctional human YB-1 is a member of a large family of proteins with an evolutionary ancient cold shock domain. The presence of a cold shock domain is a specific feature of Y-box-binding proteins and allows attributing them to a wider group of proteins containing a cold shock domain. This protein is involved in a number of cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation and stress response. The YB-1 performs its function both in the cytoplasm and in the cell nucleus. In this study, we present the structure of full-length human YB-1 protein along with investigation of their nucleic acid-binding preferential. The study also focuses on biases for particular purine and pyrimidine bases. The overall goal of this study was to model and validate full-length YB-1 protein and to compare its nucleic acid-binding studies with previous reports.
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