SANT domain

SANT domain
Identifiers
SymbolSANT
InterProIPR017884
PROSITEPS51293
CATH1fex
SCOP21fex / SCOPe / SUPFAM

In molecular biology, a SANT domain is a protein domain that allows many chromatin remodeling proteins to interact with histones.[1] The name SANT is an acronym standing for "Swi3, Ada2, N-Cor, and TFIIIB". It is part of the extended SANT/Myb family.[2]

  1. ^ Horton JR, Elgar SJ, Khan SI, Zhang X, Wade PA, Cheng X (June 2007). "Structure of the SANT domain from the Xenopus chromatin remodeling factor ISWI". Proteins. 67 (4): 1198–202. doi:10.1002/prot.21352. PMC 2688785. PMID 17377988.
  2. ^ Boyer LA, Latek RR, Peterson CL (February 2004). "The SANT domain: a unique histone-tail-binding module?". Nature Reviews. Molecular Cell Biology. 5 (2): 158–63. doi:10.1038/nrm1314. PMID 15040448. S2CID 40665323.