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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A '''DNA-binding domain''' (DBD) includes any protein [[wikipedia:Structural motif|motif]] that binds to double- or single-stranded DNA with affinity to a specific sequence or set thereof or a general affinity to DNA.&lt;ref name=&quot;isbn0-19-963453-X&quot;&gt;Lilley DMJ (1995). &quot;DNA-protein: structural interactions&quot;. ''IRL Press at Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 0-19-963453-X.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Types of DNA-binding domains==<br /> *[[wikipedia:Helix-turn-helix|Helix-turn-helix]]<br /> *[[wikipedia:Zinc finger|Zinc finger]]<br /> *[[wikipedia:Leucine zipper|Leucine zipper]]<br /> *[[wikipedia:Winged helix|Winged helix]]<br /> *[[wikipedia:Winged helix turn helix|Winged helix turn helix]]<br /> *[[wikipedia:Helix-loop-helix|Helix-loop-helix]]<br /> ===Unusual DNA binding domains===<br /> *Immunoglobulin fold<br /> *[[wikipedia:B3 domain|B3 domain]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://transcriptionfactor.org/ DBD database of predicted transcription factors] &amp;mdash; uses a curated set of DNA-binding domains to predict transcription factors in all completely sequenced genomes<br /> *[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=genomes.table.7039 Table of DNA-binding motifs]<br /> *[[wikipedia:DNA-binding domain]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Bioinformatics]]</div>

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