About The Medical Condition Leucine Zipper

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Leucine Zipper

Leucine Zipper Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Leucine Zipper Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Leucine Zipper?

DNA-binding motifs formed from two alpha-helixes which intertwine for about eight turns into a coiled coil and then bifurcate to form Y shaped structures. Leucines occurring in heptad repeats end up on the same sides of the helixes and are adjacent to each other in the stem of the Y (the "zipper" region). The DNA-binding residues are located in the bifurcated region of the Y.

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