PubMed · 1992 · 235 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiologyMolecular BiologyGene RegulationTranscriptionTranscriptional RegulationNucleic Acid-protein InteractionsProtein-nucleic Acid InteractionsTranscriptional Regulation In EukaryotesTranslation RegulationTranslational ControlTranslational RegulationEscherichia ColiNucleic Acid Binding DomainsNucleic Acid Binding SpecificityProkaryotic Translation RegulationRna-binding Protein InteractionsRna-binding Protein Regulation Of Translation
The Y-box factors interact specifically with both DNA and RNA. Biologically they have roles in both transcriptional and translational regulation. Conserved through evolution from prokaryotic to eukaryotic organisms they represent a new family of nucleic acid binding proteins.